1 John 4:5

5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.

1 John 4:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
ESV
5 They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.
NLT
5 Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them.
MSG
5 These people belong to the Christ-denying world. They talk the world's language and the world eats it up.
CSB
5 They are from the world. Therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.

1 John 4:5 In-Context

3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.
6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

Cross References 1

  • 1. John 15:19; John 17:14,16
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