1 John 4:4

John’s readers had so far overcome these opponents of Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit who indwelt them ("He who is in you;" cf. 1 John 3:24; 1 John 4:2; 1 John 4:13). The Holy Spirit is stronger than Satan ("he who is in the world"). We overcome Satan, his agents, and his influence as we resist his temptations to doubt, deny, disregard, and disobey the Word of God (1 Peter 5:9; cf. Genesis 3; Matthew 4). "You are from God" is the center of a chiasm that embraces 1 John 4:2-6. [Note: Smalley, p. 216.]