1 John 2:13
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13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him (A)who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because (B)you have overcome (C)the evil one. I have written to you, children, because (D)you know the Father.
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1 John 2:13
Amplified Bible
13 I 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 2:14
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14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him (A)who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are (B)strong, and the (C)word of God remains in you, and (D)you have overcome the evil one.
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1 John 2:14
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14 I 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 4:4
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4 You are from God, (A)little children, and (B)have overcome them; because (C)greater is He who is in you than (D)he who is in the world.
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1 John 4:4
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4 Little 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 5:5
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5 Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who (A)believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
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1 John 5:5
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5 Who 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 5:4
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4 For [a]whoever has been (A)born of God (B)overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
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- 1 John 5:4 Lit everything that
1 John 5:4
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4 For [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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- 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.
Revelation 12:11
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11 And they (A)overcame him because of (B)the blood of the Lamb and because of (C)the word of their testimony, and they (D)did not love their life even [a]when faced with death.
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- Revelation 12:11 Lit to the point of death
Revelation 12:11
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11 And 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 3:5
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5 (A)The one who overcomes will be clothed the same way, in (B)white garments; and I will not (C)erase his name from the book of life, and (D)I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
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Revelation 3:5
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5 He 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 3:10
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10 Because you have (A)kept (B)My [a]word of perseverance, (C)I also will keep you from the hour of the [b](D)testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole [c](E)world, to [d]test (F)those who live on the earth.
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- Revelation 3:10 Or instruction
- Revelation 3:10 Or temptation
- Revelation 3:10 Lit inhabited earth
- Revelation 3:10 Or tempt
Revelation 3:10
Amplified Bible
10 Because 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 3:21
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21 (A)The one who overcomes, I will grant to him (B)to sit with Me on My throne, as (C)I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne.
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Revelation 3:21
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21 He 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 2:7
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7 (A)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (B)To the one who overcomes, I will grant to eat from (C)the tree of life, which is in the (D)Paradise of God.’
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Revelation 2:7
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7 He 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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- Revelation 2:7 The definition of one who overcomes is recorded in 1 John 5:5.
Revelation 2:17
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Revelation 2:17
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17 He 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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- 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 21:7
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7 (A)The one who overcomes will inherit these things, and (B)I will be his God and he will be My son.
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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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- 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.
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