King James Version

1 John 4:5

They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

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αὐτοὶautoiTheyαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “They”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “they”.Theyἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldεἰσίνeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.διὰdiathereforeδιάpreposition — “therefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.thereforeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldλαλοῦσινlalousinto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἀκούειakoueito hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

They — of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.

Young’s Literal Translation

They — of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;

World English Bible

They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

They are of the world: therefore of the world they speak, and the world heareth them.

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