1 John 2:13

Amplified Bible

¹³I am writing to you, fathers [those believers who are spiritually mature], because you know Him who has existed from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men [those believers who are growing in spiritual maturity], because you have been victorious and have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children [those who are new believers, those spiritually immature], because you have come to know the Father.

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1 John 2:13

New International Version

¹³I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.^(A)
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have overcome^(B) the evil one.^(C)

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1 John 2:14

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¹⁴I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has existed from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong and vigorous, and the word of God remains [always] in you, and you have been victorious over the evil one [by accepting Jesus as Savior].

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1 John 2:14

New International Version

¹⁴I write to you, dear children,^(A)
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.^(B)
I write to you, young men,
    because you are strong,^(C)
    and the word of God^(D) lives in you,^(E)
    and you have overcome the evil one.^(F)

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1 John 4:4

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⁴Little children (believers, dear ones), you are of God and you belong to Him and have [already] overcome them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is in you is greater than he (Satan) who is in the world [of sinful mankind].

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1 John 4:4

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⁴You, dear children,^(A) are from God and have overcome them,^(B) because the one who is in you^(C) is greater than the one who is in the world.^(D)

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1 John 5:5

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⁵Who is the one who is victorious and overcomes the world? It is the one who believes and recognizes the fact that Jesus is the Son of God.

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1 John 5:5

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⁵Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.^(A)

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1 John 5:4

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⁴For ^[a]everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God].

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Footnotes

1 John 5:4 Lit everything that is. John uses the Greek neuter to underscore the fact that everyone who has been born again, regardless of gender or age, is victorious over the world.

1 John 5:4

New International Version

⁴for everyone born of God^(A) overcomes^(B) the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

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Revelation 12:11

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¹¹And they overcame and conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, for they did not love their life and renounce their faith even when faced with death.^(A)

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Revelation 12:11

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¹¹They triumphed over^(A) him
    by the blood of the Lamb^(B)
    and by the word of their testimony;^(C)
they did not love their lives so much
    as to shrink from death.^(D)

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Revelation 3:5

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⁵He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God] will accordingly be dressed in white clothing; and I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, and I will confess and openly acknowledge his name before My Father and before His angels [saying that he is one of Mine].^(A)

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Revelation 3:5

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⁵The one who is victorious^(A) will, like them, be dressed in white.^(B) I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life,^(C) but will acknowledge that name before my Father^(D) and his angels.

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Revelation 3:10

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¹⁰Because you have kept the word of My endurance [My command to persevere], I will keep you [safe] from the hour of trial, that hour which is about to come on the whole [inhabited] world, to test those who live on the earth.^(A)

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Revelation 3:10

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¹⁰Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you^(A) from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world^(B) to test^(C) the inhabitants of the earth.^(D)

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Revelation 3:21

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²¹He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will grant to him [the privilege] to sit beside Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down beside My Father on His throne.^(A)

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Revelation 3:21

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²¹To the one who is victorious,^(A) I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,^(B) just as I was victorious^(C) and sat down with my Father on his throne.

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Revelation 2:7

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⁷He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who ^[a]overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will grant [the privilege] to eat [the fruit] from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.’^(A)

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Footnotes

Revelation 2:7 The definition of one who overcomes is recorded in 1 John 5:5.

Revelation 2:7

New International Version

⁷Whoever has ears, let them hear^(A) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,^(B) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,^(C) which is in the paradise^(D) of God.

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Revelation 2:17

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¹⁷He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], to him I will give [the privilege of eating] some of the ^[a]hidden manna, and I will give him a ^[b]white stone with a new name engraved on the stone which no one knows except the one who receives it.’^(A)

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Footnotes

Revelation 2:17 This probably refers to the pot of manna placed in the Ark of the Covenant by Moses (Ex 16:33; Heb 9:4). Manna was a food supernaturally provided to Israel by God during their wanderings in the wilderness after the exodus from Egypt.
Revelation 2:17 White stones were sometimes used as tickets of admission to public assemblies. Here the white stone may symbolize admission to the Messiah’s banquet.

Revelation 2:17

New International Version

¹⁷Whoever has ears, let them hear^(A) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,^(B) I will give some of the hidden manna.^(C) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name^(D) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.^(E)

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Revelation 21:7

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⁷^[a]He who overcomes [the world by adhering faithfully to Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior] will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.^(A)

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Footnotes

Revelation 21:7 I.e. this refers to those who overcome among the churches in Rev 2; 3 and to all people who believe in Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior.

Revelation 21:7

New International Version

⁷Those who are victorious^(A) will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.^(B)

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