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


In Context

2 By this is the spirit of God known. Every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God:

3 And every spirit that dissolveth Jesus, is not of God: and this is Antichrist, of whom you have heard that he cometh, and he is now already in the world.

4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

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

6 We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth us. He that is not of God, heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

7 Dearly beloved, let us love one another, for charity is of God. And every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God.

1 John 4:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:5They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:5They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:5They are of the world; for this reason they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:5They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:5They are of the world: therefore they speak from the world, and the world heareth them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:5They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:5They — of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world hears them.