1 John 4:5 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
αὐτοὶ	autoi	They themselves	G846 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
κόσμου	kosmou	world	G2889 →
εἰσίν·	eisin	are;	G1510 →
διὰ	dia	because of	G1223 →
τοῦτο	touto	this	G3778 →
ἐκ	ek	from out	G1537 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
κόσμου	kosmou	world	G2889 →
λαλοῦσιν	lalousin	they speak	G2980 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
κόσμος	kosmos	world	G2889 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	to them	G846 →
ἀκούει.	akouei	listens.	G191 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G2889kosmouworld185×

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 3:31
The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is…
leads to
- John 8:23
  Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 28:18
  Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Romans 9:5
  Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
- John 6:33
  For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
Through
John 17:14
I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
leads to
- John 17:16
  They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 John 4:5–6
  They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 15:18–21
  If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
Through
John 17:16
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
leads to
- John 17:14
  I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 John 2:15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.John 8:23Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.2 Peter 2:2–3Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.John 17:14I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.John 17:16They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.John 3:31The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.Psalms 17:4As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?Micah 2:11If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!John 15:19–20If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.Isaiah 30:10–11They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.John 7:6–7Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.Luke 16:8The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.Proverbs 28:4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.Proverbs 17:4A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

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