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


In Context

2 in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is,

3 and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is not; and this is that of the antichrist, which ye heard that it doth come, and now in the world it is already.

4 Ye — of God ye are, little children, and ye have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you, than he who is in the world.

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

6 we — of God we are; he who is knowing God doth hear us; he who is not of God, doth not hear us; from this we know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error.

7 Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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