Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

because everyone who is born from God has overcome the world. Our faith is the victory that overcomes the world.

New American Standard Bible

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

because whatever has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.

A Conservative Version

Because everything that has been begotten from God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

For everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God].

An Understandable Version

For whoever [Note: The Greek says "whatever"] is [spiritually] conceived [and eventually born] by God will overcome [the evil influence of] the world. And this is [how] that victory can be gained over the world: [It is through] our faith [in God].

Anderson New Testament

For whatever is begotten of God, overcomes the world; and this is the victorious principle that overcomes the world, even our faith.

Bible in Basic English

Anything which comes from God is able to overcome the world: and the power by which we have overcome the world is our faith.

Common New Testament

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the worldour faith.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for he that is a true christian, overcomes the world: by obtaining faith, we have gain'd a victory over the world.

Darby Translation

For 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.

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

because, every one that is begotten by God, overcomes the world. And this is the victory which overcomes the world, even our faith.

Godbey New Testament

because everything which has been born of God conquers the world: and this is the victory which has conquered the world, our faith.

Goodspeed New Testament

for every child of God is victorious over the world. Our faith is the victory that has triumphed over the world.

John Wesley New Testament

For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Julia Smith Translation

For everything begotten of God conquers the world: and this is the victory having conquered the world, our faith.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

because everyone who is fathered by God conquers the world.

Modern King James verseion

For everything that has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For all that is born of God, overcometh the world. And this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Moffatt New Testament

for whatever is born of God conquers the world. Our faith, that is the conquest which conquers the world.

Montgomery New Testament

For whoever is a child of God is overcoming the world; and our faith is the victory that has overcome the world.

NET Bible

because This is the conquering power that has conquered the world: our faith.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

because whatever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.

Sawyer New Testament

for every child that has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory which overcomes the world, our faith.

The Emphasized Bible

Because, whatsoever hath been born of God, overcometh the world; and, this, is the victory that hath overcome the world - our faith.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Because every one that is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory which overcometh the world, our faith.

Twentieth Century New Testament

because all that has received the new Life from God conquers the world. And this is the power that has conquered the world--our faith!

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

For every child of God overcomes the world; and the victorious principle which has overcome the world is our faith.

Williams New Testament

for every child of God continues to conquer the world. Our faith is the victory that has conquered the world.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

because all that has been begotten of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.

Worsley New Testament

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that vanquisheth the world, even our faith.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

is born
γεννάω 
Gennao 
Usage: 84

of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

νικάω 
Nikao 
Usage: 17

the world
κόσμος 
Kosmos 
κόσμος 
Kosmos 
Usage: 109
Usage: 109

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

the victory
νίκη 
Nike 
Usage: 1

νικάω 
Nikao 
Usage: 17

ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

Devotionals

Devotionals containing 1 John 5:4

Images 1 John 5:4

Context Readings

God's Love Revealed

3 For this demonstrates our love for God: We keep his commandments, and his commandments are not difficult, 4 because everyone who is born from God has overcome the world. Our faith is the victory that overcomes the world. 5 Who overcomes the world? Is it not the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?



Cross References

John 16:33

I have told you this so that through me you may have peace. In the world you'll have trouble, but be courageous I've overcome the world!"

1 Corinthians 15:57

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus the Messiah!

1 John 4:4

Little children, you belong to God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

1 John 3:9

No one who has been born from God practices sin, because God's seed abides in him. Indeed, he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born from God.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born from God, and everyone who loves the parent also loves the child.

Revelation 12:11

Our brothers conquered him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not cling to their lives even in the face of death.

Romans 8:35-37

Who will separate us from the Messiah's love? Can trouble, distress, persecution, hunger, nakedness, danger, or a violent death do this?

1 John 2:13-17

I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known the one who has existed from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, because you have overcome the evil one.

1 John 5:5

Who overcomes the world? Is it not the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

Revelation 2:7

"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To everyone who conquers I will give the privilege of eating from the tree of life that is in God's paradise.'"

Revelation 2:11

"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be hurt by the second death.'"

Revelation 2:17

"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone. On the white stone is written a new name that no one knows except the person who receives it.'"

Revelation 2:26

To the person who conquers and continues to do what I've commanded to the end, I will give authority over the nations.

Revelation 3:5

The person who conquers in this way will wear white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the Book of Life. I will acknowledge his name in the presence of my Father and his angels.

Revelation 3:12

I will make the one who conquers to become a pillar in the sanctuary of my God, and he will never go out of it again. I will write on him the name of my God, the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God), and my own new name.

Revelation 3:21

To the one who conquers I will give a place to sit with me on my throne, just as I have conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 15:2

Then I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire. Those who had conquered the beast, its image, and the number of its name were standing on the sea of glass holding God's harps in their hands.

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