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1 John 5:4 — For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the…
“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”
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The verses around 1 John 5:4.
2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
Verse explanation
Calling faith “the victory that overcometh the world” sums up a recurring theme in the letter: resisting the values opposed to God, described in chapter 2 as lust and pride, is not a matter of willpower, but of sustained trust.
From the 1 John 5 study in Bible in Stories.
1 John 5:4 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque todo o que é nascido de Deus vence o mundo; e esta é a victoria que vence o mundo, a nossa fé.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Pois todo aquele que é nascido de Deus vence o mundo; e esta é a vitória que vence o mundo: a nossa fé.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Todo el que nace de Dios vence al mundo. La manera como obtenemos la victoria y vencemos al mundo es por la fe en Dios.
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In other languages: Português (1 João 5:4) · Español (1 Juan 5:4)
More verses about victory
- 1 Corinthians 15:57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Romans 8:37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
- Deuteronomy 20:4For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
- Psalms 18:39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against…
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