Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
for whatever is born of God conquers the world. Our faith, that is the conquest which conquers the world.
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.
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;
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 (for love to God means keeping his commands). And his commands are not irksome, 4 for whatever is born of God conquers the world. Our faith, that is the conquest which conquers the world. 5 Who is the world's conqueror but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Names
Cross References
John 16:33
I have said all this to you that in me you may have peace; in the world you have trouble, but courage! I have conquered the world.
1 Corinthians 15:57
The victory is ours, thank God! He makes it ours by our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 John 4:4
My dear children, you belong to God, and you have conquered all such, for He who is within you is greater than he who is in the world.
1 John 3:9
Anyone who is born of God does not commit sin, for the offspring of God remain in Him, and they cannot sin, because they are born of God.
1 John 5:1
Everyone who believes Jesus is the Christ, is born of God; and everyone who loves the Father, loves the sons born of him.
Revelation 12:11
But they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they had to die for it, but they did not cling to life.
Romans 8:35-37
What can ever part us from Christ's love? Can anguish or calamity or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or the sword?
1 John 2:13-17
fathers, I am writing to you, because you know him who is from the very beginning: young men, I am writing to you, because you have conquered the evil One. Children, I have written to you, because you know the Father:
1 John 5:5
Who is the world's conqueror but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Revelation 2:7
Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror I will allow to eat from the tree of Life which is within the paradise of God.'
Revelation 2:11
Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror shall not be injured by the second death.'
Revelation 2:17
Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror I will allow to share the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, unknown to any except him who receives it.'
Revelation 2:26
'And the conqueror, he who till the end lays to heart what I enjoin, I will give him authority over the nations ??27 aye, he will shepherd them with an iron flail, shattering them like a potter's jars ??as I myself have received authority from my Father;
Revelation 3:5
'The conqueror shall be clad in white raiment; I will never erase his name from the book of Life, but will own him openly before my Father and before his angels.'
Revelation 3:12
'As for the conqueror, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God (nevermore shall he leave it), and I will inscribe on him the name of my God, the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem which descends out of heaven from my God), and my own new name.'
Revelation 3:21
'The conqueror I will allow to sit beside me on my throne, as I myself have conquered and sat down beside my Father on his throne.'
Revelation 15:2
And I saw what was like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and, standing beside the sea of glass, those who came off conquerors from the Beast and his statue and the cipher of his name; they had harps of God