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1 John 4:4–5

4 You are from God, alittle children, and bhave overcome them; because cgreater is He who is in you than dhe who is in the world.

5 aThey are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them.

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1 John 4:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.

1 John 4:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.

1 John 4:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

1 John 4:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them.

1 John 4:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.

1 John 4:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

My dear children, you belong to God and have defeated them; because God’s Spirit, who is in you, is greater than the devil, who is in the world. And they belong to the world, so what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.

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

Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.

1 John 4:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Ye are of God, children, and have overcome them, because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world. They are of the world; for this reason they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.

1 John 4:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Dear children, you belong to God. So you have won the victory over these people, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. These people belong to the world. That’s why they speak the thoughts of the world, and the world listens to them.

1 John 4:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world. Therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.

1 John 4:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Little children, you are from God, and have conquered them; for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.

1 John 4:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world and the world listens to them.

1 John 4:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Dear children, you belong to God. You have not accepted the teachings of the false prophets. That’s because the One who is in you is more powerful than the one who is in the world.

False prophets belong to the world. So they speak from the world’s point of view. The world listens to them.


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