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Where is “Greater is he that is in you” in the Bible?

“Greater is he that is in you” is 1 John 4:4. John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.

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In the Bible

It is 1 John 4:4.

Yes, it is in the Bible.

John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.

The verse

You are from God, little children, and you have won the victory over them, because the one in you is greater than the one in the world.
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These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently.

What it means there

John has been warning about false teachers and telling the churches to test what they hear. The one in them is God’s Spirit. The one in the world is the spirit behind those teachers.

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Where is “Greater is he that is in you” in the Bible?

“Greater is he that is in you” is 1 John 4:4. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.

Is “Greater is he that is in you” in the Bible?

Yes. It is 1 John 4:4. In the Lumin Translation, 1 John 4:4 reads: “You are from God, little children, and you have won the victory over them, because the one in you is greater than the one in the world.”

Who said “Greater is he that is in you”?

John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.

What does “Greater is he that is in you” mean in the Bible?

John has been warning about false teachers and telling the churches to test what they hear. The one in them is God’s Spirit. The one in the world is the spirit behind those teachers.

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