the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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1 John 4:5
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They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them.
These counterfeit cowboys talk only of things in this world and how to get them. That's because they are slaves to this world, not God.
They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.
*They* are of the world; for this reason they speak [as] of the world, and the world hears them.
They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
They are of the world; therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
They are the world's children, and so their language is that of the world, and the world listens to them. We are God's children.
They are of the world: therefore speake they of the world, and the world heareth them.
They are of the world; because of this they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
They are off the worlde, therfore speake they off the worlde, and the worlde herkeneth vnto them.
they are of the world: therefore their doctrine is worldly, and the world are their disciples.
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 people of the] world listen closely and pay attention to them.
They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.
They are of the world, therefore what they say is of the world, and the world listens to them.
They are of the worlde and therfore speake they of the worlde and the worlde heareth them.
They are of the world: therefore they speak [as] of the world, and the world hears them.
They are of the world: therefore they speak from the world, and the world heareth them.
They -- of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;
And they belong to the world, so what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world's perspective and the world listens to them.
They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world's perspective, and the world listens to them.
These enemies belong to this world, and the world listens to them, because they speak its language.
They are from the world; therefore, they speak from the world's viewpoint; and the world listens to them.
They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.
They are of this worlde, therefore speake they of this world, and this world heareth them.
They are of the world; therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
They are from the world. Therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
These people belong to the world. That is why they speak from the world's perspective,from the world">[fn] and the world listens to them.John 3:31; 15:19; 17:14;">[xr]
And these are of the world, therefore the world heareth them. But we are of Aloha; and he who knoweth Aloha heareth us;
And they are of the world: therefore they speak from the world, and the world heareth them.
They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.
Those false teachers are a part of the world. They speak about the things of the world. The world listens to them.
They are of the world: therefore speak they [as] of the world, and the world heareth them.
They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
They, are, of the world: For this cause, of the world, they speak, and the world, unto them, doth hearken.
They are of the world. Therefore of the world they speak: and the world heareth them.
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world and the world listens to them.
They are of the world, therfore speake they of the worlde, & the world heareth them.
And they belong to the world, so what they say is from the world too. And the world listens to what they say.
They are from the world, therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them.
Those false prophets speak about matters of the world, and the world listens to them because they belong to the world.
Thei ben of the world, therfor thei speken of the world, and the world herith hem.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
are: Psalms 17:4, Luke 16:8, John 3:31, John 7:6, John 7:7, John 8:23, John 15:19, John 15:20, John 17:14, John 17:16, Revelation 12:9
and: Isaiah 30:10, Isaiah 30:11, Jeremiah 5:31, Jeremiah 29:8, Micah 2:11, John 15:19, John 17:14, 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Peter 2:2, 2 Peter 2:3
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 6:19 - they reported Psalms 17:14 - men of Proverbs 17:4 - General Proverbs 28:4 - that Daniel 11:34 - cleave Hosea 7:3 - General Luke 6:26 - when John 10:5 - General Acts 17:11 - and searched Romans 12:2 - be not 1 Corinthians 2:12 - not 1 Corinthians 5:10 - of this 1 John 2:15 - Love not 1 John 5:19 - and the
Cross-References
But the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother's blood.
And Jacob began to notice a change in Laban's attitude toward him.
He said to them, "I have noticed that your father's attitude toward me has changed. But the God of my father has been with me.
Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord , "Do not accept their grain offerings! I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, and I have never hurt a single one of them."
Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
May he remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Interlude
Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?'
But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel's offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
They are of the world,.... That is, the false prophets and teachers that were gone into the world, and had the spirit of antichrist in them; these were as they were when they came into the world, under the pollution, guilt, and dominion of sin, in a state of unregeneracy, carnality, and darkness; they properly belonged unto it, and walked after the course of it, and were under the influence of the god of it, who led them into error; and were sensual, and indulged themselves in worldly lusts, and were seeking after worldly things; supposed that gain was godliness, and had men's persons in admiration because of advantage; their nature and disposition, their principles and practices, and their ends and views, were worldly; and were quite different from Christ and his apostles, John 17:14,
therefore speak they of the world; they speak the wisdom of the world, or that in which the world thinks wisdom lies, and cry up for true knowledge, and right principles; and this they do with the enticing words of man's wisdom, or in words which man's wisdom teacheth; speaking great swelling words of vanity, which take with vain and carnal minds; and preach doctrines suited to their own taste, and the taste of others, as carnal and worldly men; such as the purity of human nature, in its first conception and birth, its freedom from any original corruption, and from any concern with the sin of Adam, only with actual sin of its own; and the power of it to do that which is good, keep the law of God, and obtain his favour; the non-necessity of any internal work of efficacious grace, a reformation of life and manners being thought sufficient to render a man acceptable to God, and prepare him for eternal happiness; the doctrine of justification and salvation by works; all which are pleasing to carnal men: hence it follows,
and the world heareth them; the wicked of the world; worldly and unregenerate men attend on their ministry, approve of what they deliver, and receive it with pleasure, and believe it: this expresses both the quality of the hearers of false teachers, that they are that part of the world, the worse part of it, which lies in wickedness; and the quantity of them, the greater part of the world, as it was foretold by Christ, and his apostles, that they should deceive many, that many should follow their pernicious ways, and that they should draw many disciples after them; wherefore the numbers that attend such persons, as it need not be wondered at, since both preachers and hearers, and the doctrines preached and heard, are all alike, they are of the world, so it should not be stumbling to the people of God.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
They are of the world - This was one of the marks by which those who had the spirit of antichrist might be known. They belonged not to the church of God, but to the world. They had its spirit; they acted on its principles; they lived for it. Compare the notes at 1 John 2:15.
Therefore speak they of the world - Compare the notes at John 3:31. This may mean either that their conversation pertained to the things of this world, or that they were wholly influenced by the love of the world, and not by the Spirit of God, in the doctrines which they taught. The general sense is, that they had no higher ends and aims than they have who are influenced only by worldly plans and expectations. It is not difficult to distinguish, even among professed Christians and Christian teachers, those who are heavenly in their conversation from those who are influenced solely by the spirit of the world. âOut of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh,â and the general turn of a manâs conversation will show what âspirit is within him.â
And the world heareth them - The people of the world - the frivoulous ones, the rich, the proud, the ambitious, the sensual - receive their instructions, and recognize them as teachers and guides, for their views accord with their own. See the notes at John 15:19. A professedly religious teacher may always determine much about himself by knowing what class of people are pleased with him. A professed Christian of any station in life may determine much about his evidences of piety, by asking himself what kind of persons desire his friendship, and wish him for a companion.
