1 John 4:5

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Summary

1 John 4:5

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

Are

Revelation 12:9

And

General references

Bible References

Are

And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.

He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.

Jesus said to them, My time is still to come, but any time is good for you.

And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.

I have given your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

And the great dragon was forced down, the old snake, who is named the Evil One and Satan, by whom all the earth is turned from the right way; he was forced down to the earth, and his angels were forced down with him.

And

Who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not give us word of what is true, but say false things to give us pleasure:

The prophets give false words and the priests give decisions by their direction; and my people are glad to have it so: and what will you do in the end?

For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Do not let yourselves be tricked by the prophets who are among you, and the readers of signs, and give no attention to their dreams which they may have;

If a man came with a false spirit of deceit, saying, I will be a prophet to you of wine and strong drink: he would be the sort of prophet for this people.

If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.

I have given your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;

And a great number will go with them in their evil ways, through whom the true way will have a bad name.

General references

A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit.

He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.

They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.