1 John 4:5
They are of the world, therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
In Context
Cross References
John 3:31He that cometh from above is above all: he whose origin is from earth is of the earth, and speaketh of the earth: he who cometh from heaven is above all.
John 8:23And he said to them, Ye are from those beneath; I am from those above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 17:14I have given them thy word and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:5-7
Danger of Antichristian Spirit. ( a. d. 80.) 4 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. 5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. In these verses the apostle encourages the disciples against the fear and danger of this seducing antichristian… Read the whole commentary →