1 John 4

1 My beloved, believe not all spirits; but discriminate among spirits, whether they are of God: for 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 By this the Spirit of God is known, every spirit that confesseth that Jesus the Messiah hath come in the flesh, is of God.

By this you know the Ruach of God: every spirit who confesses that Yeshua the Messiah has come in the flesh is of God,

3 And every spirit which confesseth not that Jesus the Messiah hath come in the flesh, is not of God; but he is of the false Messiah, of whom ye have heard that he cometh, and now is he already in the world.

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

4 But ye children, are of God; and ye have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you, than he who 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 And they are of the world: therefore they speak from the world, and the world heareth them.

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

6 But we are of God; and he that knoweth God, heareth us; and he that is not of God, heareth us not. By this, we know 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 My beloved, let us love one another: because love is from God; and whoever loveth, is born of God and knoweth God.

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

8 Because God is love; and whoever loveth not, doth not know God.

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

9 By this was the love of God towards us made known, because God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we by him might live.

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 In this is love; it was not that we loved God, but that God loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for 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 My beloved, if God hath so 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 No one hath ever seen God; but if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in 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 And by this we know, that we abide in him and that he abideth in us, because he hath given of his Spirit to us.

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

14 And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son, a Redeemer for the world.

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

15 Whoever confesseth Jesus to be the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he abideth in God.

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

16 And we have believed and known the love, which God hath towards us: for God is love, and whoever abideth in love, abideth in God.

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 And hereby is his love perfected with us; that we may have open countenances in the day of judgment; because as he was, so also are we 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 In love there is no fear; but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear existeth in peril, and he that feareth is not perfected 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 Let us, therefore, love God; because he hath first loved us.

We love, because he first loved us.

20 And if any one shall say, I love God, and yet hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother who is visible, how can he love God who is invisible?

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 command we have received from him, that whoever loveth God, must love also his brother.

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