1 John 4

1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Do not believe every spirit, beloved, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets are gone out into the world.

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is from God;

3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

and every spirit which confesses him not, is not from God. And this is that spirit of Antichrist of which you have heard that it is coming, and that now it is already in the world.

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

My little children, you are of God and have conquered them; because he that is within you is greater than he that is in the world.

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

They are of the world, and for this reason they speak as of the world, and the world listens to them.

6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

But you are of God. He who is beginning to know God listens to us; he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we may distinguish the spirit of truth from the spirit of error.

7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loves us a child of God.

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

He who does not love, does not know God; for God is love.

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

In this was the love of God clearly shown toward us, by his sending his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.

10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

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

If God so loved us, beloved, we also ought to love one another.

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

No man has ever gazed on God; but if we love one another, God ever abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.

13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

By this we come to know that we are abiding in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit;

14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.

and we have beheld and do testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

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

If any man confesses that "Jesus is the Son of God." God is abiding in that man, and he in God.

16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

And we do know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he who is abiding in love is abiding in God, and God is abiding in him.

17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

In this is love made perfect with us, so that we may have cheerful confidence in the Day of Judgment, because we are living in this world as He lives.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Fear does not exist in love; but love, when it is perfect, drives out fear. For fear has always torment, and he who has fear is not yet perfected in love.

19 We love him, because he first loved us.

We love because He loved us first.

20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

If any one says, "I love God," and yet hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot possibly love God, whom he has not seen.

21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

And we have this command from God. HE WHO LOVES GOD IS TO LOVE HIS BROTHER ALSO.