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Selected Verse: 1 John 4:4 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Jo 4:4 |
Strong Concordance |
Ye [5210] are [2075] of [1537] God [2316], little children [5040], and [2532] have overcome [3528] them [846]: because [3754] greater [3187] is he that is [2076] in [1722] you [5213], than [2228] he that is in [1722] the world [2889]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Ye--emphatical: YE who confess Jesus: in contrast to "them," the false teachers.
overcome them-- (Jo1 5:4-5); instead of being "overcome and brought into (spiritual) bondage" by them (Pe2 2:19). Joh 10:8, Joh 10:5, "the sheep did not hear them": "a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers."
he that is in you--God, of whom ye are.
he that is in the word--the spirit of Antichrist, the devil, "the prince of this world." |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Ye are of God - You are of his family; you have embraced his truth, and imbibed his Spirit.
Little children - Notes, Jo1 2:1.
And have overcome them - Have triumphed over their arts and temptations; their endeavors to draw you into error and sin. The word them in this place seems to refer to the false prophets or teachers who collectively constituted antichrist. The meaning is, that they had frustrated or thwarted all their attempts to turn them away from the truth.
Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world - God, who dwells in your hearts, and by whose strength and grace alone you have been enabled to achieve this victory, is more mighty than Satan, who rules in the hearts of the people of this world, and whose seductive arts are seen in the efforts of these false teachers. The apostle meant to say that it was by no power of their own that they achieved this victory, but it was to be traced solely to the fact that God dwelt among them, and had preserved them by his grace. What was true then is true now. He who dwells in the hearts of Christians by his Spirit, is infinitely more mighty than Satan, "the ruler of the darkness of this world;" and victory, therefore, over all his arts and temptations may be sure. In his conflicts with sin, temptation, and error, the Christian should never despair, for his God will insure him the victory. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Have overcome
See on Jo1 2:13.
Greater
Compare Jo1 3:20.
In you
The Christian society. Compare Joh 6:56; Joh 14:20; Joh 15:4-10; Joh 17:23, Joh 17:26; Gal 2:20 (of the individual).
He that is in the world
In Jo1 5:19, the world is said to be in the evil one. Compare Eph 2:2. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Ye have overcome these seducers, because greater is the Spirit of Christ that is in you than the spirit of antichrist that is in the world. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Ye are of God - Ye are under the influence of the Divine Spirit, and have overcome them - your testimony, proceeding from the Spirit of Christ, has invalidated theirs which has proceeded from the influence of Satan; for greater is the Holy Spirit which is in you, than the spirit which is in the world. |
5 And [1161] a stranger [245] will they [190] not [3364] follow [190], but [235] will flee [5343] from [575] him [846]: for [3754] they know [1492] not [3756] the voice [5456] of strangers [245].
8 All [3956] that ever [3745] came [2064] before [4253] me [1700] are [1526] thieves [2812] and [2532] robbers [3027]: but [235] the sheep [4263] did [191] not [3756] hear [191] them [846].
19 While they promise [1861] them [846] liberty [1657], they themselves [846] are [5225] the servants [1401] of corruption [5356]: for [1063] of whom [3739] a man [5100] is overcome [2274], [2532] of the same [5129] is he brought in bondage [1402].
4 For [3754] whatsoever [3956] is born [1080] of [1537] God [2316] overcometh [3528] the world [2889]: and [2532] this [3778] is [2076] the victory [3529] that overcometh [3528] the world [2889], even our [2257] faith [4102].
5 Who [5101] is [2076] he that overcometh [3528] the world [2889], but [1508] he that believeth [4100] that [3754] Jesus [2424] is [2076] the Son [5207] of God [2316]?
1 My [3450] little children [5040], these things [5023] write I [1125] unto you [5213], that [3363] ye sin [264] not [3363]. And [2532] if [1437] any man [5100] sin [264], we have [2192] an advocate [3875] with [4314] the Father [3962], Jesus [2424] Christ [5547] the righteous [1342]:
2 Wherein [1722] [3739] in time past [4218] ye walked [4043] according to [2596] the course [165] of this [5127] world [2889], according to [2596] the prince [758] of the power [1849] of the air [109], the spirit [4151] that now [3568] worketh [1754] in [1722] the children [5207] of disobedience [543]:
19 And we know [1492] that [3754] we are [2070] of [1537] God [2316], and [2532] the whole [3650] world [2889] lieth [2749] in [1722] wickedness [4190].
20 I am crucified [4957] with Christ [5547]: nevertheless [1161] I live [2198]; yet not [3765] I [1473], but [1161] Christ [5547] liveth [2198] in [1722] me [1698]: and [1161] the life which [3739] I [2198] now [3568] live [2198] in [1722] the flesh [4561] I live [2198] by [1722] the faith [4102] of the Son [5207] of God [2316], who [3588] loved [25] me [3165], and [2532] gave [3860] himself [1438] for [5228] me [1700].
26 And [2532] I have declared [1107] unto them [846] thy [4675] name [3686], and [2532] will declare [1107] it: that [2443] the love [26] wherewith [3739] thou hast loved [25] me [3165] may be [5600] in [1722] them [846], and I [2504] in [1722] them [846].
23 I [1473] in [1722] them [846], and [2532] thou [4771] in [1722] me [1698], that [2443] they may be [5600] made perfect [5048] in [1519] one [1520]; and [2532] that [2443] the world [2889] may know [1097] that [3754] thou [4771] hast sent [649] me [3165], and [2532] hast loved [25] them [846], as [2531] thou hast loved [25] me [1691].
4 Abide [3306] in [1722] me [1698], and I [2504] in [1722] you [5213]. As [2531] the branch [2814] cannot [3756] [1410] bear [5342] fruit [2590] of [575] itself [1438], except [3362] it abide [3306] in [1722] the vine [288]; no more [3761] [3779] can ye [5210], except [3362] ye abide [3306] in [1722] me [1698].
5 I [1473] am [1510] the vine [288], ye [5210] are the branches [2814]: He that abideth [3306] in [1722] me [1698], and I [2504] in [1722] him [846], the same [3778] bringeth forth [5342] much [4183] fruit [2590]: for [3754] without [5565] me [1700] ye can [1410] do [4160] nothing [3756] [3762].
6 If [3362] a man [5100] abide [3306] not [3362] in [1722] me [1698], he is cast [906] forth [1854] as [5613] a branch [2814], and [2532] is withered [3583]; and [2532] men gather [4863] them [846], and [2532] cast [906] them into [1519] the fire [4442], and [2532] they are burned [2545].
7 If [1437] ye abide [3306] in [1722] me [1698], and [2532] my [3450] words [4487] abide [3306] in [1722] you [5213], ye shall ask [154] what [3739] [1437] ye will [2309], and [2532] it shall be done [1096] unto you [5213].
8 Herein [1722] [5129] is [1392] my [3450] Father [3962] glorified [1392], that [2443] ye bear [5342] much [4183] fruit [2590]; so [2532] shall ye be [1096] my [1699] disciples [3101].
9 As [2531] the Father [3962] hath loved [25] me [3165], so [2504] have [25] I [2504] loved [25] you [5209]: continue ye [3306] in [1722] my [1699] love [26].
10 If [1437] ye keep [5083] my [3450] commandments [1785], ye shall abide [3306] in [1722] my [3450] love [26]; even as [2531] I [1473] have kept [5083] my [3450] Father's [3962] commandments [1785], and [2532] abide [3306] in [1722] his [846] love [26].
20 At [1722] that [1565] day [2250] ye [5210] shall know [1097] that [3754] I [1473] am in [1722] my [3450] Father [3962], and [2532] ye [5210] in [1722] me [1698], and I [2504] in [1722] you [5213].
56 He that eateth [5176] my [3450] flesh [4561], and [2532] drinketh [4095] my [3450] blood [129], dwelleth [3306] in [1722] me [1698], and I [2504] in [1722] him [846].
20 For [3754] if [1437] our [2257] heart [2588] condemn us [2607], [3754] God [2316] is [2076] greater [3187] than our [2257] heart [2588], and [2532] knoweth [1097] all things [3956].
13 I write [1125] unto you [5213], fathers [3962], because [3754] ye have known [1097] him that is from [575] the beginning [746]. I write [1125] unto you [5213], young men [3495], because [3754] ye have overcome [3528] the wicked one [4190]. I write [1125] unto you [5213], little children [3813], because [3754] ye have known [1097] the Father [3962].