1 Johannes 4
1 I elskede! tror ikke enhver Aand, men prøver Aanderne, om de ere af Gud; thi mange falske Profeter ere udgaaede i Verden.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.
2 Derpaa kende I Guds Aand: Enhver Aand, der bekender Jesus som Kristus, kommen i Kød, er af Gud.
Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledgeth that Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh, is of God.
3 Og enhver Aand, der ikke bekender Jesus, er ikke af Gud; og dette er Antikrists Aand, om hvilken I have hørt, at den kommer, og den er allerede nu i Verden.
And every spirit that doth not acknowledge Jesus, is not of God; and this is that spirit of Antichrist, of which ye have heard that it is to come, and even now it is already in the world.
4 Mine Børn! I ere af Gud og have overvundet dem, fordi den, som er i eder, er større end den, som er i Verden.
Ye are of God, my children, and have overcome them; because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5 De ere af Verden; derfor tale de af Verden, og Verden hører dem.
They are of the world; therefore they speak of the world, and the world heareth them.
6 Vi ere af Gud. Den, som kender Gud, hører os; den, som ikke er af Gud, hører os ikke. Derpaa kende vi Sandhedens Aand og Vildfarelsens Aand.
We are of God; he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
7 I elskede! lader os elske hverandre, thi Kærligheden er af Gud, og hver den, som elsker, er født af Gud og kender Gud.
Beloved, let us love one another; for love is from God, and every one that loveth hath been born of God, and knoweth God;
8 Den, som ikke elsker, kender ikke Gud, thi Gud er Kærlighed.
he that loveth not hath not known God; for God is love.
9 Deri blev Guds Kærlighed aabenbaret iblandt os, at Gud har sendt sin Søn, den enbaarne, til Verden, for at vi skulle leve ved ham.
In this was manifested the love of God in regard to us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live through him.
10 Deri bestaar Kærligheden: Ikke at vi have elsket Gud, men at han har elsket os og udsendt sin Søn til en Forsoning for vore Synder.
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 I elskede! har Gud saaledes elsket os, da ere ogsaa vi skyldige at elske hverandre.
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
12 Ingen har nogen Sinde set Gud; dersom vi elske hverandre, bliver Gud i os, og hans Kærlighed er fuldkommet i os.
No one hath ever seen God. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Derpaa kende vi, at vi blive i ham, og han i os, at han har givet os af sin Aand.
Hereby we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 Og vi have skuet og vidne, at Faderen har udsendt Sønnen til Frelser for Verden.
And we have seen and bear witness, that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15 Den, som bekender, at Jesus er Guds Søn, i ham bliver Gud, og han i Gud.
Whoever acknowledgeth that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16 Og vi have erkendt og troet den Kærlighed, som Gud har til os. Gud er Kærlighed, og den, som bliver i Kærligheden, bliver i Gud, og Gud i ham.
And we have known and believed the love that God hath in regard to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Deri er Kærligheden fuldkommet hos os, at vi have Frimodighed paa Dommens Dag, fordi, ligesom han er, saaledes ere ogsaa vi i denne Verden.
Herein hath love been perfected with us, that we have confidence in the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 Frygt er ikke i Kærligheden, men den fuldkomne Kærlighed driver Frygten ud; thi Frygt bringer Straf; men den, som frygter, er ikke fuldkommet i Kærligheden.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 Vi elske, fordi han elskede os først.
We love, because he first loved us.
20 Dersom nogen siger: „Jeg elsker Gud,” og hader sin Broder, han er en Løgner; thi den, der ikke elsker sin Broder, som han har set, hvorledes kan han elske Gud, som han ikke har set?
If any one saith, 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 Og dette Bud have vi fra ham, at den, som elsker Gud, skal ogsaa elske sin Broder.
And this commandment we have from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother.
