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1 John 5:4–5

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For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
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From verse 4

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:57Rank 1 from verse 4
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    57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

  2. 1 John 4:4Rank 2 from verse 4
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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.

  3. John 16:33Rank 3 from verse 4
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    33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

  4. 1 John 3:9Rank 4 from verse 4
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    9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

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    5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

From verse 5

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    15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

  2. 1 John 5:1Rank 2 from verse 5
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    1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

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1 John 5:4

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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whatsoever

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Whatever, anything that, or every thing of the kind or within the condition and scope stated.

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victory

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Success in overcoming an enemy or opponent; conquest or triumph.

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

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

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

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1 John 5:5

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

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5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

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6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

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