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1 John 4:5
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KJ21
They are of the world; therefore they speak of the world, and the world heareth them.
ASV
They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.
AMP
They [who teach twisted doctrine] are of the world and belong to it; therefore they speak from the [viewpoint of the] world [with its immoral freedom and baseless theories—demanding compliance with their opinions and ridiculing the values of the upright], and the [gullible one of the] world listens closely and pays attention to them.
AMPC
They proceed from the world and are of the world; therefore it is out of the world [its whole economy morally considered] that they speak, and the world listens (pays attention) to them.
BRG
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
CSB
They are from the world. Therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
CSBA
They are from the world. Therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
CEB
They are from the world. So they speak from the world’s point of view and the world listens to them.
CJB
They are from the world; therefore, they speak from the world’s viewpoint; and the world listens to them.
CEV
These enemies belong to this world, and the world listens to them, because they speak its language.
DARBY
*They* are of the world; for this reason they speak [as] of the world, and the world hears them.
DLNT
They are from the world. For this reason they are speaking from the world, and the world is listening-to them.
DRA
They are of the world: therefore of the world they speak, and the world heareth them.
ERV
And they belong to the world, so what they say is from the world too. And the world listens to what they say.
EASY
Those false prophets belong to this world. Their message comes from the ideas of people of this world. So the people of this world believe what they teach.
EHV
They are from the world. That is why they speak from a worldly perspective and the world listens to them.
ESV
They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.
ESVUK
They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.
EXB
And they ·belong to [L are from] the world, so what they say is from the world, and the world ·listens to [hears; obeys] them.
GNV
They are of this world, therefore spake they of this world, and this world heareth them.
GW
These people belong to the world. That’s why they speak the thoughts of the world, and the world listens to them.
GNT
Those false prophets speak about matters of the world, and the world listens to them because they belong to the world.
HCSB
They are from the world. Therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
ICB
And they belong to the world. What they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
ISV
These people belong to the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
PHILLIPS
You, my children, who belong to God have already defeated this spirit, because the one who lives in you is far stronger than the anti-Christ in the world. The agents of the anti-christ are children of the world, they speak the world’s language and the world, of course, pays attention to what they say. We are God’s children and only the man who knows God hears our message; what we say means nothing to the man who is not himself a child of God. This gives us a ready means of distinguishing the true from the false.
JUB
They are of the world; therefore, they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
KJV
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
AKJV
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
LSB
They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world hears them.
LEB
They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world and the world listens to them.
TLB
These men belong to this world, so, quite naturally, they are concerned about worldly affairs and the world pays attention to them.
MSG
My dear children, you come from God and belong to God. You have already won a big victory over those false teachers, for the Spirit in you is far stronger than anything in the world. These people belong to the Christ-denying world. They talk the world’s language and the world eats it up. But we come from God and belong to God. Anyone who knows God understands us and listens. The person who has nothing to do with God will, of course, not listen to us. This is another test for telling the Spirit of Truth from the spirit of deception.
MEV
They are of the world, and therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.
MOUNCE
They are of the world; therefore they speak from the world’s perspective and the world listens to them.
NOG
These people belong to the world. That’s why they speak the thoughts of the world, and the world listens to them.
NABRE
They belong to the world; accordingly, their teaching belongs to the world, and the world listens to them.
NASB
They are from the world, therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them.
NASB1995
They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them.
NCB
They are from the world; therefore, what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
NCV
And they belong to the world, so what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
NET
They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world’s perspective and the world listens to them.
NIRV
False prophets belong to the world. So they speak from the world’s point of view. And the world listens to them.
NIV
They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.
NIVUK
They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.
NKJV
They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.
NLV
Those false teachers are a part of the world. They speak about the things of the world. The world listens to them.
NLT
Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them.
NMB
They are of the world, and therefore what they say is of the world, and the world hears them.
NRSVA
They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
NRSVACE
They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
NRSVCE
They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
NRSVUE
They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
NTFE
They are from the world, and that is why they speak from the world, and why the world listens to them.
OJB
They are of the Olam Hazeh; therefore, of the Olam Hazeh they speak, and the Olam Hazeh pays heed to them.
RGT
They are of this world. Therefore, they speak of this world. And this world hears them.
RSV
They are of the world, therefore what they say is of the world, and the world listens to them.
RSVCE
They are of the world, therefore what they say is of the world, and the world listens to them.
TLV
They are from the world, so they speak from the world and the world listens to them.
VOICE
But they are of this world, and they articulate the views of the corrupt world, which the world understands.
WEB
They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
WE
Those prophets belong to the world. That is why they teach about things in the world. And that is why the people of the world listen to them.
WYC
They be of the world, therefore they speak of the world, and the world heareth them.
YLT
They -- of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;
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