unfoldingWord_en_tn/1jn/04/04.md

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## You are of God ##
"You belong to God."
## dear children ##
See how you translated this in [1 John 2:1](../02/01.md).
## have overcome those spirits ##
This could be translated "You have not believed the false teachers."
## he who is in you ##
"he" refers to God.
## he who is in the world ##
"he" refers to Satan.
## the world ##
The term the world refers to people who do not obey God.
## Those spirits are of the world ##
This could be translated “Those false teachers are people who do not obey God.”
## therefore what they say is of the world ##
This could be translated “therefore they teach ideas that are against God"
## and the world listens to them ##
This could be translated “so the people who do not obey God listens to them”