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1 John 4:5

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They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
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  1. John 8:23Rank 1 from verse 5
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    23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

  2. 2 Peter 2:2–3Rank 2 from verse 5
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    2And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

    3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

  3. John 17:14Rank 3 from verse 5
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    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.

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    16They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

  5. John 3:31Rank 5 from verse 5
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    31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

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1 John 4:5

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speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

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6We 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.

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