1 John 5:5
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Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

but.

1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And every one that loveth him who begot, loveth him also who is born of him.

1 John 4:15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

Context
Overcoming the World
4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world. And this is the victory which overcameth the world: Our faith. 5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 6This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth that Christ is the truth.…
Cross References
Mark 9:23
And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

1 John 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

1 John 5:1
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And every one that loveth him who begot, loveth him also who is born of him.

1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God is come. And he hath given us understanding that we may know the true God and may be in his true Son. This is the true God and life eternal.

Lexicon
Who
Τίς (Tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

then
δέ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

overcomes
νικῶν (nikōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3528: To conquer, be victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue. From nike; to subdue.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

world?
κόσμον (kosmon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).

Only
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

he who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

believes
πιστεύων (pisteuōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Son
Υἱὸς (Huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of God.
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.


Additional Translations
Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Now who is the one overcoming the world, except the one believing that Jesus is the Son of God?

Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Who is he that gets the victory over the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Who but the man that believes that Jesus is the Son of God overcomes the world?

Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

who is he who is overcoming the world, if not he who is believing that Jesus is the Son of God?
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