1 John 4

1 Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

BELOVED, believe not every pretender to inspiration, but bring these spirits to the trial whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone forth into the world.

2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

By this ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesseth that Jesus the Messiah is come in the flesh, is from God.

3 and every spirit who doesn’t confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God; and this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.

And every spirit who confesseth not that Jesus the Messiah is come into the world, is not from God: and this is that spirit of antichrist which ye have heard that it is coming, and now is already in the world.

4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

Ye are of God, my dear children, and have overcome them; because he that is in you is greater than he that is in the world.

5 They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

They are of the world, therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.

6 We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn’t listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of delusion.

7 Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

Beloved, let us love one another; because love is from God, and every one who loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

8 He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

He that loveth not, never knew God; for God is love.

9 By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him.

By this was the love of God manifested to us, that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might have life by him.

10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Herein is love, not that we have loved God, but that he hath loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiatory sacrifice for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

13 By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

By this we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his own Spirit.

14 We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.

And we have seen and bear testimony, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

16 We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

And we have known and believed the love which God hath towards us. God is love; and he that abideth in love, abideth in God, and God in him.

17 In this, love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so we are in this world.

By this is his love towards us perfected, that we might have confidence at the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

Fear is not in this love; but the perfect love casteth out fear: for fear hath anguish. He that is afraid is not made perfect in love.

19 We love him, because he first loved us.

We love him, because he first loved us.

20 If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

If any person say, I love God, yet hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he who loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love the God whom he hath not seen?

21 This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

So this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother.