1 John 4:5
“They are of the world: therefore speake they of the world, and the world heareth them.”
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1 John 4:5 Context
3And euery Spirit that confesseth not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God: and this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof you haue heard, that it should come, and euen now already is it in the world. 4Ye are of God, little children, and haue ouercome them: because greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the world. 5They are of the world: therefore speake they of the world, and the world heareth them. 6We are of God: hee that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God heareth not vs, hereby know wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour. 7Beloued, let vs loue one another; for loue is of God: and euery one that loueth, is borne of God and knoweth God.
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Other Translations for 1 John 4:5
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
- King James Version
They are from the world; therefore they speak {as} from the world, and the world listens to them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They are of the world: therefore speak they `as' of the world, and the world heareth them.
- American Standard Version (1901)
They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.
- Basic English Bible
*They* are of the world; for this reason they speak [as] of the world, and the world hears them.
- Darby Bible
They are of the world: therefore they speak from the world, and the world heareth them.
- Webster's Bible
They are the world's children, and so their language is that of the world, and the world listens to them. We are God's children.
- Weymouth Bible
They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
- World English Bible
Thei ben of the world, therfor thei speken of the world, and the world herith hem.
- Wycliffe Bible
They -- of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 John 4:5
4:5 They - Those false prophets. Are of the world - Of the number of those that know not God. Therefore speak they of the world - From the same principle, wisdom, spirit; and, of consequence, the world heareth them - With approbation.
People's Bible Notes for 1 John 4:5
1Jo 4:5 They are of the world. The false teachers. They are not of God. The world heareth them because they are of its spirit and speak of it.