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 Spirit, but try the spirits, whether they be of God: for many false prophets are 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 ye may know the Spirit of God: every Spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ, who is come in the flesh, is of 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 that doth not confess Jesus Christ, who is come in the flesh, is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, which ye have heard was coming, and 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, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He, that is in you, 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 they speak as men 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; but he, who is not of God, heareth not 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 from God; and every one that 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, knoweth not 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.

In this was the love of God manifested towards us, that God 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.

Herein 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 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 one hath ever seen God: but if we love one another, God dwelleth 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 are in Him, and He in us; because He hath 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 do testify, that the Father hath 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 dwelleth 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: for God is love; and he, that dwelleth in love, dwelleth 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.

Herein is love perfected with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgement; for as He is, we also are 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 casteth out fear; because fear hath torment; but he that feareth is not perfected in love.

19 We love him, because he first loved us.

We love Him, because He first loved us. If any one say,

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?

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

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

And we have this commandment from Him, that he, who loveth God, should love his brother also.