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becauseὅτιeverythingπᾶνthatτὸhas been bornγεγεννημένονofἐκGodτοῦ θεοῦovercomesνικᾷthe world;τὸν κόσμονandκαὶthisαὕτηisἐστὶνthe victoryἡ νίκηthatἡhas overcomeνικήσασαthe world:τὸν κόσμονour faith.ἡ πίστις ἡμῶν
1 John 5:4
Study it in the app“because everything that has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 5:4, word by word
- has been bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenon
be begotten
Giving life as God does: becoming God's children.
Where else “gegennēmenon” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- overcomesνικᾷnikai
conquer, overcome
Conquer, overcome.
Where else “nikai” appears- the worldκόσμονkosmon
world against God
People who live with their backs to God.
Where else “kosmon” appears- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the victoryνίκηnikē
victory
Victory.
Where else “nikē” appears- our faithπίστιςpistis
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistis” appears
The context
3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not burdensome,
4 · This verse (above)
5And who is the one who overcomes the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
To study 1 John 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does John say God has given us, and where is that life found (v. 11-12)?
2. What it means
John says he writes "so that you may know that you have eternal life" (v. 13). What connection does he see between believing and knowing?
3. How I live it
John speaks of confidence in prayer (v. 14-15). What do you want to tell God honestly today?