1 John 4:5

They are of the world: therefore speake they of the world, and the world heareth them.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

They are from the world; therefore they speak {as} from the world, and the world listens to them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

They are of the world: therefore speak they `as' of the world, and the world heareth them.
- American Standard Version (1901)

They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.
- Basic English Bible

They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world's perspective, and the world listens to them.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

*They* are of the world; for this reason they speak [as] of the world, and the world hears them.
- Darby Bible

They are of the world: therefore of the world they speak, and the world heareth them.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.
- English Revised Version

They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for 1 John 4:5

4:5 They - Those false prophets. Are of the world - Of the number of those that know not God. Therefore speak they of the world - From the same principle, wisdom, spirit; and, of consequence, the world heareth them - With approbation.