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World English Bible

1 John 4 (WEBP)

[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.

1 John 4:9 The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
1 John 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.
1 John 4:19 NU omits “him”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 John 4 (KJVS)

[1] Beloved, believe () not every spirit, but try () the spirits whether they are () of God: because many false prophets are gone out () into the world.
[2] Hereby know ye () () the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth () that Jesus Christ is come () in the flesh is () of God:
[3] and every spirit that confesseth () not that Jesus Christ is come () in the flesh is () not of God: and this is () that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard () that it should come; () and even now already is it () in the world.
[4] 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 speak they () of the world, and the world heareth () them.
[6] We are () of God: he that knoweth () God heareth () us; he that is () not of God heareth () not us. Hereby know we () the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
[7] Beloved, let us love () one another: for love is () of God; and every one that loveth () is born () of God, and knoweth () God.
[8] He that loveth () not knoweth () not God; for God is () love.
[9] In this was manifested () the love of God toward us, because that God sent () his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live () through him.
[10] Herein is () love, not that we loved () God, but that he loved () us, and sent () his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
[11] Beloved, if God so loved () us, we ought () also to love () one another.
[12] No man hath seen () God at any time. If we love () one another, God dwelleth () in us, and his love is () perfected () in us.
[13] Hereby know we () that we dwell () in him, and he in us, because he hath given () us of his Spirit.
[14] And we have seen () and do testify () that the Father sent () the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
[15] Whosoever shall confess () that Jesus is () the Son of God, God dwelleth () in him, and he in God.
[16] And we have known () and believed () the love that God hath () to us. God is () love; and he that dwelleth () in love dwelleth () in God, and God in him.
[17] Herein is our love made perfect, () that we may have () boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, () so are () we in this world.
[18] There is () no fear in love; but perfect love casteth () out fear: because fear hath () torment. He that feareth () is not made perfect () in love.
[19] We love () () him, because he first loved () us.
[20] If a man say, () I love () God, and hateth () his brother, he is () a liar: for he that loveth () not his brother whom he hath seen, () how can () he love () God whom he hath not seen? ()
[21] And this commandment have we () from him, That he who loveth () God love () his brother also.

1 John 4:17 Gr. love with us

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 John 4 (BYZ)

[1] Ἀγαπητοί, () μὴ () παντὶ () πνεύματι () πιστεύετε, () ἀλλὰ () δοκιμάζετε () τὰ () πνεύματα, () εἰ () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐστίν· () ὅτι () πολλοὶ () ψευδοπροφῆται () ἐξεληλύθασιν () εἰς () τὸν () κόσμον. ()
[2] Ἐν () τούτῳ () γινώσκεται () τὸ () πνεῦμα () τοῦ () θεοῦ· () πᾶν () πνεῦμα () ὃ () ὁμολογεῖ () Ἰησοῦν () χριστὸν () ἐν () σαρκὶ () ἐληλυθότα () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐστίν· ()
[3] καὶ () πᾶν () πνεῦμα () ὃ () μὴ () ὁμολογεῖ () Ἰησοῦν () χριστὸν () ἐν () σαρκὶ () ἐληλυθότα, () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () οὐκ () ἔστιν· () καὶ () τοῦτό () ἐστιν () τὸ () τοῦ () ἀντιχρίστου, () ὃ () ἀκηκόατε () ὅτι () ἔρχεται, () καὶ () νῦν () ἐν () τῷ () κόσμῳ () ἐστὶν () ἤδη. ()
[4] Ὑμεῖς () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐστέ, () τεκνία, () καὶ () νενικήκατε () αὐτούς· () ὅτι () μείζων () ἐστὶν () ὁ () ἐν () ὑμῖν () ἢ () ὁ () ἐν () τῷ () κόσμῳ. ()
[5] Αὐτοὶ () ἐκ () τοῦ () κόσμου () εἰσίν· () διὰ () τοῦτο () ἐκ () τοῦ () κόσμου () λαλοῦσιν, () καὶ () ὁ () κόσμος () αὐτῶν () ἀκούει. ()
[6] Ἡμεῖς () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐσμέν· () ὁ () γινώσκων () τὸν () θεόν, () ἀκούει () ἡμῶν· () ὃς () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () οὐκ () ἀκούει () ἡμῶν. () Ἐκ () τούτου () γινώσκομεν () τὸ () πνεῦμα () τῆς () ἀληθείας () καὶ () τὸ () πνεῦμα () τῆς () πλάνης. ()
[7] Ἀγαπητοί, () ἀγαπῶμεν () ἀλλήλους· () ὅτι () ἡ () ἀγάπη () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐστίν, () καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () ἀγαπῶν () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () γεγέννηται, () καὶ () γινώσκει () τὸν () θεόν. ()
[8] Ὁ () μὴ () ἀγαπῶν () οὐκ () ἔγνω () τὸν () θεόν· () ὅτι () ὁ () θεὸς () ἀγάπη () ἐστίν. ()
[9] Ἐν () τούτῳ () ἐφανερώθη () ἡ () ἀγάπη () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐν () ἡμῖν, () ὅτι () τὸν () υἱὸν () αὐτοῦ () τὸν () μονογενῆ () ἀπέσταλκεν () ὁ () θεὸς () εἰς () τὸν () κόσμον, () ἵνα () ζήσωμεν () δι’ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[10] Ἐν () τούτῳ () ἐστὶν () ἡ () ἀγάπη, () οὐχ () ὅτι () ἡμεῖς () ἠγαπήσαμεν () τὸν () θεόν, () ἀλλ’ () ὅτι () αὐτὸς () ἠγάπησεν () ἡμᾶς, () καὶ () ἀπέστειλεν () τὸν () υἱὸν () αὐτοῦ () ἱλασμὸν () περὶ () τῶν () ἁμαρτιῶν () ἡμῶν. ()
[11] Ἀγαπητοί, () εἰ () οὕτως () ὁ () θεὸς () ἠγάπησεν () ἡμᾶς, () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () ὀφείλομεν () ἀλλήλους () ἀγαπᾷν. ()
[12] Θεὸν () οὐδεὶς () πώποτε () τεθέαται· () ἐὰν () ἀγαπῶμεν () ἀλλήλους, () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐν () ἡμῖν () μένει, () καὶ () ἡ () ἀγάπη () αὐτοῦ () τετελειωμένη () ἐστὶν () ἐν () ἡμῖν. ()
[13] Ἐν () τούτῳ () γινώσκομεν () ὅτι () ἐν () αὐτῷ () μένομεν () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἐν () ἡμῖν, () ὅτι () ἐκ () τοῦ () πνεύματος () αὐτοῦ () δέδωκεν () ἡμῖν. ()
[14] Καὶ () ἡμεῖς () τεθεάμεθα () καὶ () μαρτυροῦμεν () ὅτι () ὁ () πατὴρ () ἀπέσταλκεν () τὸν () υἱὸν () σωτῆρα () τοῦ () κόσμου. ()
[15] Ὃς () ἂν () ὁμολογήσῃ () ὅτι () Ἰησοῦς () ἐστὶν () ὁ () υἱὸς () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐν () αὐτῷ () μένει, () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἐν () τῷ () θεῷ. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἡμεῖς () ἐγνώκαμεν () καὶ () πεπιστεύκαμεν () τὴν () ἀγάπην () ἣν () ἔχει () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐν () ἡμῖν. () Ὁ () θεὸς () ἀγάπη () ἐστίν, () καὶ () ὁ () μένων () ἐν () τῇ () ἀγάπῃ, () ἐν () τῷ () θεῷ () μένει, () καὶ () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐν () αὐτῷ () μένει. ()
[17] Ἐν () τούτῳ () τετελείωται () ἡ () ἀγάπη () μεθ’ () ἡμῶν, () ἵνα () παρρησίαν () ἔχωμεν () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () τῆς () κρίσεως, () ὅτι () καθὼς () ἐκεῖνός () ἐστιν, () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () ἐσμὲν () ἐν () τῷ () κόσμῳ () τούτῳ. ()
[18] Φόβος () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἐν () τῇ () ἀγάπῃ, () ἀλλ’ () ἡ () τελεία () ἀγάπη () ἔξω () βάλλει () τὸν () φόβον, () ὅτι () ὁ () φόβος () κόλασιν () ἔχει· () ὁ () δὲ () φοβούμενος () οὐ () τετελείωται () ἐν () τῇ () ἀγάπῃ. ()
[19] Ἡμεῖς () ἀγαπῶμεν () αὐτόν, () ὅτι () αὐτὸς () πρῶτος () ἠγάπησεν () ἡμᾶς. ()
[20] Ἐάν () τις () εἴπῃ () ὅτι () Ἀγαπῶ () τὸν () θεόν, () καὶ () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () μισῇ, () ψεύστης () ἐστίν· () ὁ () γὰρ () μὴ () ἀγαπῶν () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () ὃν () ἑώρακεν, () τὸν () θεὸν () ὃν () οὐχ () ἑώρακεν () πῶς () δύναται () ἀγαπᾷν; ()
[21] Καὶ () ταύτην () τὴν () ἐντολὴν () ἔχομεν () ἀπ’ () αὐτοῦ, () ἵνα () ὁ () ἀγαπῶν () τὸν () θεόν, () ἀγαπᾷ () καὶ () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ. ()

1 John 4:2 N γινώσκεται ⇒ γινώσκετε
1 John 4:3 N Ἰησοῦν χριστὸν ἐν σαρκὶ ἐληλυθότα ⇒ τὸν Ἰησοῦν
1 John 4:10 N ἠγαπήσαμεν ⇒ ἠγαπήκαμεν
1 John 4:12 N τετελειωμένη ἐστὶν ἐν ἡμῖν ⇒ ἐν ἡμῖν τετελειωμένη ἐστίν
1 John 4:15 N ἂν ⇒ ἐὰν
1 John 4:16 B αὐτῷ μένει ⇒ αὐτῷ
1 John 4:19 N αὐτόν ⇒ -
1 John 4:20 N πῶς ⇒ οὐ