4For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.


In Context

1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.

5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

1 John 5:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, [even] our faith.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:4for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4For whatever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:4For whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory which overcometh the world, our faith.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:4For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4For all that has been begotten of God gets the victory over the world; and this is the victory which has gotten the victory over the world, our faith.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:4For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4For whatever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4because every one who is begotten of God doth overcome the world, and this is the victory that did overcome the world — our faith;