1 John 4:4

Litle chyldren, ye are of God, & haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the worlde.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

In Context

3And euery spirite which confesseth not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe, is not of God. And this is that spirite of antichriste, of whom ye haue hearde howe that he shoulde come: and euen nowe alredy is he in the worlde.

5They are of the world, therfore speake they of the worlde, & the world heareth them.

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Cross References

Romans 8:10And yf Christe be in you, the body is dead because of sinne: but the spirite is lyfe for ryghteousnesse sake.

Romans 8:37Neuerthelesse, in all these thinges we ouercome, through hym that loued vs.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:2-4

Concerning Antichrist. ( a. d. 80.) 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. The apostle,… Read the whole commentary →

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