1 John 4

1 Beloved! not in every spirit, believe ye, 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 God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

2 Hereby, do ye perceive the Spirit of God: —every spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ as having come, in flesh, is, of God;

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

3 And, every spirit that doth not confess Jesus, of God, is not. And, this, is the [spirit] of the Antichrist, touching which ye have heard that it cometh: even now, is it, in the world, already.

and every spirit who does not confess Jesus is not of God; and this is that of the antimessiah, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.

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

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.

5 They, are, of the world: For this cause, of the world, they speak, and the world, unto them, doth hearken.

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

6 We, are, of God: he that is getting to understand God, hearkeneth unto us, —whoso is not of God, hearkeneth not unto us: from this, perceive we—the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

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

7 Beloved! let us be loving one another; because, love, is, of God, and, whosoever loveth, of God, hath been born, and is getting to understand God:

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.

8 He that doth not love, doth not understand God, because, God, is, love.

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

9 Herein, hath the love of God in us, been made manifest, that, his only-begotten Son, God sent into the world, in order that we might live through him.

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

10 Herein, is love: not that, we, have loved God, but that, he, loved us, and sent forth his Son, as a propitiation concerning our sins.

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

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

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

12 Upon God, hath no one, at any time, gazed: If we love one another, God, in us, abideth, and, his love, hath been perfected within us.

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.

13 Hereby, perceive we—that, in him, are we abiding, and, he, in us, —in that, of his Spirit, hath he given unto us.

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

14 And, we, for ourselves have gazed, and are bearing witness—that, the Father, sent forth the Son, as Saviour of the world.

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

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

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

16 And, we, have come to understand and to trust the love which, God, hath, in us. God, is, love; and, he that abideth in love, in God, abideth, and, God, in him [abideth].

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.

17 Herein, hath love with us, been made perfect, —in order that, boldness, we might have in the day of judging, —in that, just as, He, is, we also, are, in this world.

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 are we in this world.

18 Fear, existeth not, in love, but, perfect love, casteth fear, outside; because, fear, hath correction: he that feareth, hath not been made perfect, in love.

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.

19 We, love, because, he, first loved us: —

We love, because he first loved us.

20 If one should say, I love God, and should be hating, his brother, false, is he; for, he that doth not love his brother, whom he hath seen, God, whom he hath not seen, he cannot love!

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

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

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