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, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of YHWH; because many false prophets have gone out 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 you know the Spirit of YHWH: Every spirit that confesses that Yahushua the Messiah has come in the flesh is of YHWH,

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 that does not confess that Yahushua the Messiah has come in the flesh is not of YHWH. And this is the spirit of the antimessiah, which you have heard was coming, and is now 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.

You are of YHWH, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who 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 they speak as of the world, and the world hears 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 YHWH. He who knows YHWH hears us; he who is not of YHWH does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

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, for love is of YHWH; and everyone who loves is born of YHWH and knows YHWH.

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

He who does not love does not know YHWH, for YHWH 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.

In this the love of YHWH was manifested toward us, that YHWH has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through 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.

In this is love, not that we loved YHWH, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

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

Beloved, if YHWH so loved us, we also ought 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 one has seen YHWH at any time. If we love one another, YHWH abides in us, and His love has been 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 has given us of His 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 testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.

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

Whoever confesses that Yahushua is the Son of YHWH, YHWH abides in him, and he in YHWH.

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 that YHWH has for us. YHWH is love, and he who abides in love abides in YHWH, and YHWH 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.

Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in 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.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been 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 someone says, "I love YHWH," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love YHWH whom he has not seen?

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

And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves YHWH must love his brother also.