Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
These [false teachers] are part of the world, so [naturally] they speak [a message endorsed] by the world and the world listens to them.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
Holman Bible
They are from the world.
International Standard Version
These people belong to the world. That is why they speak from the world's perspective, and the world listens to them.
A Conservative Version
They are of the world. Because of this they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
American Standard Version
They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.
Amplified
They [who teach twisted doctrine] are of the world and belong to it; therefore they speak from the [viewpoint of the] world [with its immoral freedom and baseless theories—demanding compliance with their opinions and ridiculing the values of the upright], and the [gullible one of the] world listens closely and pays attention to them.
Anderson New Testament
They are of the world: there fore, they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
Bible in Basic English
They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.
Common New Testament
They are of the world and therefore speak as of the world, and the world listens to them.
Daniel Mace New Testament
they are of the world: therefore their doctrine is worldly, and the world are their disciples.
Darby Translation
They are of the world; for this reason they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
They are of the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world hearkens to them.
Godbey New Testament
They are of the world: on this account they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
Goodspeed New Testament
They are children of the world; that is why they speak as the world directs, and the world listens to them.
John Wesley New Testament
They are of the world; therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
Julia Smith Translation
They are of the world: for this they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
King James 2000
They are of the world: therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They are from the world; {therefore} they speak from the world and the world listens to them.
Modern King James verseion
They are of the world, therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They be of the world, and therefore speak they of the world, and the world attendeth unto them.
Moffatt New Testament
They belong to the world, therefore they speak as inspired by the world, and the world listens to them:
Montgomery New Testament
They are of the world, and for this reason they speak as of the world, and the world listens to them.
NET Bible
They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world's perspective and the world listens to them.
New Heart English Bible
They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
Noyes New Testament
They are of the world; therefore they speak of the world, and the world heareth them.
Sawyer New Testament
They are of the world; therefore they speak of the world and the world hears them.
The Emphasized Bible
They, are, of the world: For this cause, of the world, they speak, and the world, unto them, doth hearken.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
They are of the world, therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Those men belong to the world; and therefore they speak as the world speaks, and the world listens to them.
Webster
They are of the world: therefore they speak from the world, and the world heareth them.
Weymouth New Testament
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.
Williams New Testament
They are children of the world; this is why they speak what the world inspires, and why the world listens to them.
World English Bible
They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
Worrell New Testament
They are of the world; for this cause they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
Worsley New Testament
They are of the world; therefore they speak as men of the world, and the world heareth them.
Youngs Literal Translation
They -- of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;
Themes
Hearing » Why some do not hear the word of God
Hearing » Who does not hear the lord’s disciples
Interlinear
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Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 4:5
Images 1 John 4:5
Prayers for 1 John 4:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Recognize The Spirit Of God
4 [But], you people are [followers] of God, little children [i.e., dear ones], and you have overcome them [i.e., these false teachers] because He who is in your lives [i.e., the Holy Spirit, See 3:24] is greater [i.e., more powerful] than he who is in [i.e., dominates] the world [i.e., Satan. See II Cor. 4:4]. 5 These [false teachers] are part of the world, so [naturally] they speak [a message endorsed] by the world and the world listens to them. 6 We [who preach the true Gospel] represent God; the person who knows God listens to our message; the one who does not belong to God does not listen to us. This is how we can know [the difference between those speaking by] the Holy Spirit of truth and [those speaking by] the spirit of [Satan's] error.
Cross References
John 17:14
I have given them your word, and the world hated them because they do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world.
John 3:31
The One who comes from above [i.e., Jesus] ranks over all [others]; but the one who is out of the earth [i.e., of human origin] is [merely] an earthly [being] and he speaks in earthly [ways]. [But] the One who comes from heaven [i.e., Jesus] ranks over all [others].
John 8:23
Jesus replied, "You people are from below [i.e., from the earthly realm]; I am from above [i.e., from the heavenly realm]. You belong to this world; I do not belong to this world.
John 17:16
They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
Luke 16:8
So, his master commended the dishonest property manager for his shrewdness. For worldly people are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of light [i.e., God's people].
John 7:6-7
So, Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come [i.e., to be revealed to the world as its Savior], but it is always your time [i.e., they could go to the festival anytime without rousing opposition].
John 15:19-20
If you belonged to the world, the world would love [you as] its own people. But since you do not belong to the world, for I chose you out of it, that is why the world hates you.
2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound teaching, but will assemble to themselves teachers who will satisfy what their "itching ears" want to hear.
2 Peter 2:2-3
And many people will follow their unrestrained, indecent conduct, which will result in the true way [of God] being spoken against.
Revelation 12:9
Then the great dragon was thrown out [of heaven]; he is the snake from ancient times who is [also] called "the Devil," and "Satan," the deceiver of the entire world. He was thrown down to earth along with his angels.