1 John 4:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.”

1 John 4:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 4:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 4:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.”

1 John 4:5 — World English Bible

1 John 4:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them. ”

1 John 4:5 — American Standard Version

1 John 4:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“They--of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;”

1 John 4:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 4:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They are of the world; for this reason they speak [as] of the world, and the world hears them. ”

1 John 4:5 — Darby Translation

1 John 4:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They are of this worlde, therefore speake they of this world, and this world heareth them.”

1 John 4:5 — Geneva Bible

1 John 4:5 in Context — 1 John 4

3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

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What Does 1 John 4:5 Mean?

1 John 4:5 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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