Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
For every child of God overcomes the world; and the victorious principle which has overcome the world is our faith.
New American Standard Bible
For whatever is
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.
International Standard Version
because everyone who is born from God has overcome the world. Our faith is the victory that overcomes the world.
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
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.
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;
Themes
Battle of Life » Promises of ultimate triumph » Over worldly allurements
Christianity » Characteristics of » 14 a victory
Christian conduct » Overcoming the world
Christ, our example » Conformity to, required in » Overcoming the world
Faith » By it saints » Overcome the world
Holy spirit » As author of the new birth
New Birth » Produces » Victory over the world
Rebirth/being born again » Those that are born of God
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Over worldly allurements
Spiritual » Victory promises of ultimate triumph » Over worldly allurements
Victory » Spiritual, promises of ultimate triumph » Over worldly allurements
Victory/overcoming » Who overcomes the world
War » Figurative » Armor for » By faith
War » Figurative » Is against » The world
War » Figurative » Armor for » Over the world
Warfare of saints » Victory in, is » By faith
Topics
Interlinear
Pas
Houtos
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 5:4
Images 1 John 5:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Love Revealed
3 Love for God means obedience to His commands; and His commands are not irksome. 4 For every child of God overcomes the world; and the victorious principle which has overcome the world is our faith. 5 Who but the man that believes that Jesus is the Son of God overcomes the world?
Names
Cross References
John 16:33
"I have spoken all this to you in order that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction. But keep up your courage: *I* have won the victory over the world."
1 Corinthians 15:57
but God be thanked who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
1 John 4:4
As for you, dear children, you are God's children, and have successfully resisted them; for greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
1 John 3:9
No one who is a child of God is habitually guilty of sin. A God-given germ of life remains in him, and he cannot habitually sin--because he is a child of God.
1 John 5:1
Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father loves also Him who is the Father's Child.
Revelation 12:11
But they have gained the victory over him because of the blood of the Lamb and of the testimony which they have borne, and because they held their lives cheap and did not shrink even from death.
Romans 8:35-37
Who shall separate us from Christ's love? Shall affliction or distress, persecution or hunger, nakedness or danger or the sword?
1 John 2:13-17
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has existed from the very beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the Evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
1 John 5:5
Who but the man that believes that Jesus is the Son of God overcomes the world?
Revelation 2:7
"'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of eating the fruit of the Tree of Life, which is in the Paradise of God.'
Revelation 2:11
"'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. He who overcomes shall be in no way hurt by the Second Death.'
Revelation 2:17
"'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. He who overcomes--to him I will give some of the hidden Manna, and a white stone; and--written upon the stone and known only to him who receives it-- a new name.'
Revelation 2:26
"'And to him who overcomes and obeys My commands to the very end, I will give authority over the nations of the earth.
Revelation 3:5
"'In this way he who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments; and I will certainly not blot out his name from the Book of Life, but will acknowledge him in the presence of My Father and His angels.
Revelation 3:12
"'He who overcomes--I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of My God, and he shall never go out from it again. And I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which is to come down out of Heaven from My God, and My own new name.
Revelation 3:21
"'To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of sitting down with Me on My throne, as I also have overcome and have sat down with My Father on His throne.
Revelation 15:2
And I saw what seemed to be a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who had gained the victory over the Wild Beast and over his statue and the number of his name, standing by the sea of glass and having harps which belonged to God.