Parallel Bible results for "1-john 4:1-8"

1 John 4:1-8

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1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God;
2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.
3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
4 You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
5 They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them.
5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.
6 We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
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