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[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. [2] By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has 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. [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. [5] They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears 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. [7] Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. [8] He who doesn’t love doesn’t know 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. [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. [11] Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought 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. [13] By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. [14] We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world. [15] Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains 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. [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. [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. [19] We love him,‡ because he first loved us. [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? [21] This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

Footnotes

  1. § 4:9 The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
  2. ⓘ 4:10 “atoning sacrifice” is from the Greek “ιλασμος”, an appeasing, propitiating, or the means of appeasement or propitiation—the sacrifice that turns away God’s wrath because of our sin.
  3. ‡ 4:19 omits “him”.
King James Version
[1] Beloved, G27 believe G4100 not G3361 every G3956 spirit, G4151 but G235 try G1381 the G3588 spirits G4151 whether G1487 they are G2076 of G1537 God: G2316 because G3754 many G4183 false prophets G5578 are gone out G1831 into G1519 the G3588 world. G2889 [2] Hereby G1722 G5129 know ye G1097 the G3588 Spirit G4151 of God: G2316 Every G3956 spirit G4151 that G3739 confesseth G3670 that Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 is come G2064 in G1722 the flesh G4561 is G2076 of G1537 God: G2316 [3] and G2532 every G3956 spirit G4151 that G3739 confesseth G3670 not G3361 that Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 is come G2064 in G1722 the flesh G4561 is G2076 not G3756 of G1537 God: G2316 and G2532 this G5124 is G2076 that G3588 spirit of antichrist, G500 whereof G3739 ye have heard G191 that G3754 it should come; G2064 and even G2532 now G3568 already G2235 is it G2076 in G1722 the G3588 world. G2889 [4] Ye G5210 are G2075 of G1537 God, G2316 little children, G5040 and G2532 have overcome G3528 them: G846 because G3754 greater G3187 is G2076 he that G3588 is in G1722 you, G5213 than G2228 he that G3588 is in G1722 the G3588 world. G2889 [5] They G846 are G1526 of G1537 the G3588 world: G2889 therefore G1223 G5124 speak they G2980 of G1537 the G3588 world, G2889 and G2532 the G3588 world G2889 heareth G191 them. G846 [6] We G2249 are G2070 of G1537 God: G2316 he that G3588 knoweth G1097 God G2316 heareth G191 us; G2257 he that G3739 is G2076 not G3756 of G1537 God G2316 heareth G191 not G3756 us. G2257 Hereby G1537 G5127 know we G1097 the G3588 spirit G4151 of truth, G225 and G2532 the G3588 spirit G4151 of error. G4106 [7] Beloved, G27 let us love G25 one another: G240 for G3754 love G26 is G2076 of G1537 God; G2316 and G2532 every one G3956 that G3588 loveth G25 is born G1080 of G1537 God, G2316 and G2532 knoweth G1097 God. G2316 [8] He that G3588 loveth G25 not G3361 knoweth G1097 not G3756 God; G2316 for G3754 God G2316 is G2076 love. G26 [9] In G1722 this G5129 was manifested G5319 the G3588 love G26 of God G2316 toward G1722 us, G2254 because that G3754 God G2316 sent G649 his G846 only begotten G3439 Son G5207 into G1519 the G3588 world, G2889 that G2443 we might live G2198 through G1223 him. G846 [10] Herein G1722 G5129 is G2076 love, G26 not G3756 that G3754 we G2249 loved G25 God, G2316 but G235 that G3754 he G846 loved G25 us, G2248 and G2532 sent G649 his G846 Son G5207 to be the propitiation G2434 for G4012 our G2257 sins. G266 [11] Beloved, G27 if G1487 God G2316 so G3779 loved G25 us, G2248 we G2249 ought G3784 also G2532 to love G25 one another. G240 [12] No man G3762 hath seen G2300 God G2316 at any time. G4455 If G1437 we love G25 one another, G240 God G2316 dwelleth G3306 in G1722 us, G2254 and G2532 his G846 love G26 is perfected G5048 G2076 in G1722 us. G2254 [13] Hereby G1722 G5129 know we G1097 that G3754 we dwell G3306 in G1722 him, G846 and G2532 he G846 in G1722 us, G2254 because G3754 he hath given G1325 us G2254 of G1537 his G846 Spirit. G4151 [14] And G2532 we G2249 have seen G2300 and G2532 do testify G3140 that G3754 the G3588 Father G3962 sent G649 the G3588 Son G5207 to be the Saviour G4990 of the G3588 world. G2889 [15] Whosoever G3739 G302 shall confess G3670 that G3754 Jesus G2424 is G2076 the G3588 Son G5207 of God, G2316 God G2316 dwelleth G3306 in G1722 him, G846 and G2532 he G846 in G1722 God. G2316 [16] And G2532 we G2249 have known G1097 and G2532 believed G4100 the G3588 love G26 that G3739 God G2316 hath G2192 to G1722 us. G2254 God G2316 is G2076 love; G26 and G2532 he that G3588 dwelleth G3306 in G1722 love G26 dwelleth G3306 in G1722 God, G2316 and G2532 God G2316 in G1722 him. G846 [17] Herein G1722 G5129 is G5048 our G2257 G3326 love G26§ made perfect, G5048 that G2443 we may have G2192 boldness G3954 in G1722 the G3588 day G2250 of judgment: G2920 because G3754 as G2531 he G1565 is, G2076 so G2532 are G2070 we G2249 in G1722 this G5129 world. G2889 [18] There is G2076 no G3756 fear G5401 in G1722 love; G26 but G235 perfect G5046 love G26 casteth G906 out G1854 fear: G5401 because G3754 fear G5401 hath G2192 torment. G2851 He that G3588 G1161 feareth G5399 is G5048 not G3756 made perfect G5048 in G1722 love. G26 [19] We G2249 love G25 him, G846 because G3754 he G846 first G4413 loved G25 us. G2248 [20] If G1437 a man G5100 say, G2036 G3754 I love G25 God, G2316 and G2532 hateth G3404 his G846 brother, G80 he is G2076 a liar: G5583 for G1063 he that G3588 loveth G25 not G3361 his G846 brother G80 whom G3739 he hath seen, G3708 how G4459 can G1410 he love G25 God G2316 whom G3739 he hath G3708 not G3756 seen? G3708 [21] And G2532 this G3778 commandment G1785 have we G2192 from G575 him, G846 That G2443 he who G3588 loveth G25 God G2316 love G25 his G846 brother G80 also. G2532

Footnotes

  1. § 4:17 Gr. love with us
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Ἀγαπητοί, G27 μὴ G3361 παντὶ G3956 πνεύματι G4151 πιστεύετε, G4100 ἀλλὰ G235 δοκιμάζετε G1381 τὰ G3588 πνεύματα, G4151 εἰ G1487 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἐστίν· G2076 ὅτι G3754 πολλοὶ G4183 ψευδοπροφῆται G5578 ἐξεληλύθασιν G1831 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 κόσμον. G2889 [2] Ἐν G1722 τούτῳ G5129 ‡γινώσκεται G1097 τὸ G3588 πνεῦμα G4151 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ· G2316 πᾶν G3956 πνεῦμα G4151 ὃ G3739 ὁμολογεῖ G3670 Ἰησοῦν G2424 χριστὸν G5547 ἐν G1722 σαρκὶ G4561 ἐληλυθότα G2064 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἐστίν· G2076 [3] καὶ G2532 πᾶν G3956 πνεῦμα G4151 ὃ G3739 μὴ G3361 ὁμολογεῖ G3670 ‡Ἰησοῦν G2424 χριστὸν G5547 ‡ἐν G1722 σαρκὶ G4561 ἐληλυθότα, G2064 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν· G2076 καὶ G2532 τοῦτό G5124 ἐστιν G2076 τὸ G3588 τοῦ G3588 ἀντιχρίστου, G500 ὃ G3739 ἀκηκόατε G191 ὅτι G3754 ἔρχεται, G2064 καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 κόσμῳ G2889 ἐστὶν G2076 ἤδη. G2235 [4] Ὑμεῖς G5210 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἐστέ, G2075 τεκνία, G5040 καὶ G2532 νενικήκατε G3528 αὐτούς· G846 ὅτι G3754 μείζων G3187 ἐστὶν G2076 ὁ G3588 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν G5213 ἢ G2228 ὁ G3588 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 κόσμῳ. G2889 [5] Αὐτοὶ G846 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 κόσμου G2889 εἰσίν· G1526 διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 κόσμου G2889 λαλοῦσιν, G2980 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 κόσμος G2889 αὐτῶν G846 ἀκούει. G191 [6] Ἡμεῖς G2249 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἐσμέν· G2070 ὁ G3588 γινώσκων G1097 τὸν G3588 θεόν, G2316 ἀκούει G191 ἡμῶν· G2257 ὃς G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 οὐκ G3756 ἀκούει G191 ἡμῶν. G2257 Ἐκ G1537 τούτου G5127 γινώσκομεν G1097 τὸ G3588 πνεῦμα G4151 τῆς G3588 ἀληθείας G225 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 πνεῦμα G4151 τῆς G3588 πλάνης. G4106 [7] Ἀγαπητοί, G27 ἀγαπῶμεν G25 ἀλλήλους· G240 ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 ἀγάπη G26 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἐστίν, G2076 καὶ G2532 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 ἀγαπῶν G25 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 γεγέννηται, G1080 καὶ G2532 γινώσκει G1097 τὸν G3588 θεόν. G2316 [8] Ὁ G3588 μὴ G3361 ἀγαπῶν G25 οὐκ G3756 ἔγνω G1097 τὸν G3588 θεόν· G2316 ὅτι G3754 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἀγάπη G26 ἐστίν. G2076 [9] Ἐν G1722 τούτῳ G5129 ἐφανερώθη G5319 ἡ G3588 ἀγάπη G26 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν, G2254 ὅτι G3754 τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 τὸν G3588 μονογενῆ G3439 ἀπέσταλκεν G649 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 κόσμον, G2889 ἵνα G2443 ζήσωμεν G2198 δι’ G1223 αὐτοῦ. G846 [10] Ἐν G1722 τούτῳ G5129 ἐστὶν G2076 ἡ G3588 ἀγάπη, G26 οὐχ G3756 ὅτι G3754 ἡμεῖς G2249 ‡ἠγαπήσαμεν G25 τὸν G3588 θεόν, G2316 ἀλλ’ G235 ὅτι G3754 αὐτὸς G846 ἠγάπησεν G25 ἡμᾶς, G2248 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλεν G649 τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 ἱλασμὸν G2434 περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 ἁμαρτιῶν G266 ἡμῶν. G2257 [11] Ἀγαπητοί, G27 εἰ G1487 οὕτως G3779 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἠγάπησεν G25 ἡμᾶς, G2248 καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 ὀφείλομεν G3784 ἀλλήλους G240 ἀγαπᾷν. G25 [12] Θεὸν G2316 οὐδεὶς G3762 πώποτε G4455 τεθέαται· G2300 ἐὰν G1437 ἀγαπῶμεν G25 ἀλλήλους, G240 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν G2254 μένει, G3306 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 ἀγάπη G26 αὐτοῦ G846 ‡τετελειωμένη G5048 ἐστὶν G2076 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν. G2254 [13] Ἐν G1722 τούτῳ G5129 γινώσκομεν G1097 ὅτι G3754 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 μένομεν G3306 καὶ G2532 αὐτὸς G846 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν, G2254 ὅτι G3754 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 πνεύματος G4151 αὐτοῦ G846 δέδωκεν G1325 ἡμῖν. G2254 [14] Καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 τεθεάμεθα G2300 καὶ G2532 μαρτυροῦμεν G3140 ὅτι G3754 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 ἀπέσταλκεν G649 τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 σωτῆρα G4990 τοῦ G3588 κόσμου. G2889 [15] Ὃς G3739 ‡ἂν G302 ὁμολογήσῃ G3670 ὅτι G3754 ‡Ἰησοῦς G2424 ἐστὶν G2076 ὁ G3588 υἱὸς G5207 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 μένει, G3306 καὶ G2532 αὐτὸς G846 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 θεῷ. G2316 [16] Καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 ἐγνώκαμεν G1097 καὶ G2532 πεπιστεύκαμεν G4100 τὴν G3588 ἀγάπην G26 ἣν G3739 ἔχει G2192 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν. G2254 Ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἀγάπη G26 ἐστίν, G2076 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 μένων G3306 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀγάπῃ, G26 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 μένει, G3306 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 ‡μένει. G3306 [17] Ἐν G1722 τούτῳ G5129 τετελείωται G5048 ἡ G3588 ἀγάπη G26 μεθ’ G3326 ἡμῶν, G2257 ἵνα G2443 παρρησίαν G3954 ἔχωμεν G2192 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τῆς G3588 κρίσεως, G2920 ὅτι G3754 καθὼς G2531 ἐκεῖνός G1565 ἐστιν, G2076 καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 ἐσμὲν G2070 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 κόσμῳ G2889 τούτῳ. G5129 [18] Φόβος G5401 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀγάπῃ, G26 ἀλλ’ G235 ἡ G3588 τελεία G5046 ἀγάπη G26 ἔξω G1854 βάλλει G906 τὸν G3588 φόβον, G5401 ὅτι G3754 ὁ G3588 φόβος G5401 κόλασιν G2851 ἔχει· G2192 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 φοβούμενος G5399 οὐ G3756 τετελείωται G5048 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀγάπῃ. G26 [19] Ἡμεῖς G2249 ἀγαπῶμεν G25 ‡αὐτόν, G846 ὅτι G3754 αὐτὸς G846 πρῶτος G4413 ἠγάπησεν G25 ἡμᾶς. G2248 [20] Ἐάν G1437 τις G5100 εἴπῃ G2036 ὅτι G3754 Ἀγαπῶ G25 τὸν G3588 θεόν, G2316 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 αὐτοῦ G846 ‡μισῇ, G3404 ψεύστης G5583 ἐστίν· G2076 ὁ G3588 γὰρ G1063 μὴ G3361 ἀγαπῶν G25 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 ‡αὐτοῦ G846 ὃν G3739 ἑώρακεν, G3708 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 ὃν G3739 οὐχ G3756 ἑώρακεν G3708 ‡πῶς G4459 δύναται G1410 ἀγαπᾷν; G25 [21] Καὶ G2532 ταύτην G3778 τὴν G3588 ἐντολὴν G1785 ἔχομεν G2192 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἵνα G2443 ὁ G3588 ἀγαπῶν G25 τὸν G3588 θεόν, G2316 ἀγαπᾷ G25 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 αὐτοῦ. G846

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 4:2 γινώσκεται ¦ γινώσκετε
  2. ‡ 4:3a Ἰησοῦν χριστὸν ¦ τὸν Ἰησοῦν χριστὸν ¦ τὸν Ἰησοῦν
  3. ‡ 4:3b ἐν σαρκὶ ἐληλυθότα ¦
  4. ‡ 4:10 ἠγαπήσαμεν ¦ ἠγαπήκαμεν
  5. ‡ 4:12 τετελειωμένη ἐστὶν ἐν ἡμῖν ¦ ¦ τετελειωμένη ἐν ἡμῖν ἐστίν ¦ ἐν ἡμῖν τετελειωμένη ἐστίν
  6. ‡ 4:15a ἂν ¦ ἐὰν
  7. ‡ 4:15b Ἰησοῦς ¦ Ἰησοῦς [χριστὸς]
  8. ‡ 4:16 μένει ¦ [] ¦
  9. ‡ 4:19 αὐτόν ¦
  10. ‡ 4:20a μισῇ ¦ μισεῖ
  11. ‡ 4:20b αὐτοῦ ¦
  12. ‡ 4:20c πῶς ¦ ¦ οὐ