1 John 4
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit; but prove the spirits, whether they are from God: for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
I elskede! tror ikke enhver Ånd, men prøver Ånderne, om de ere af Gud; thi mange falske Profeter ere udgåede i Verden.
2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, is from God:
Derpå kende I Guds Ånd: enhver Ånd, der bekender Jesus som Kristus, kommen i Kød, er af Gud.
3 and whatever spirit confesses not that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, is not from God: and this is the spirit of antichrist, of which you have heard that it comes, and is now already in the world.
Og enhver Ånd, der ikke bekender Jesus, er ikke af Gud; og dette er Antikrists Ånd, om hvilken I have hørt, at den kommer, og den er allerede nu i Verden.
4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because he that is in you, is greater than he that is in the world.
Mine Børn! I ere af Gud og have overvundet dem, fordi den, som er i eder, er større end den, som er i Verden.
5 They are of the world: therefore, they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
De ere af Verden; derfor tale de af Verden, og Verden hører dem.
6 We are of God: he that knows God, hears us: he that is not of God, does not hear us: by this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Vi ere af Gud. Den, som kender Gud, hører os; den, som ikke er af
7 Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God: and every one that loves, has been begotten of God, and knows God.
I elskede! lader os elske hverandre, thi Kærligheden er af Gud, og hver den, som elsker, er født at Gud og kender Gud.
8 He that loves not, does not know God; for God is love.
Den, som ikke elsker, kender ikke Gud, thi Gud er Kærlighed.
9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
Deri blev Guds Kærlighed åbenbaret iblandt os, at Gud har sendt sin Søn, den enbårne, til Verden, for at vi skulle leve ved ham.
10 In this is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.
Deri består Kærligheden: ikke at vi have elsket Gud, men at han har elsket os og udsendt sin Søn til en Forsoning for vore Synder.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
I elskede! har Gud således elsket os, da ere også vi skyldige at elske hverandre.
12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and his love is perfected in us.
Ingen har nogen Sinde set Gud; dersom vi elske hverandre, bliver Gud i os, og hans Kærlighed er fuldkommet i os.
13 By this we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
Derpå kende vi, at vi blive i ham, og han i os, at han har givet os af sin Ånd.
14 And we have seen, and we do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
Og vi have skuet og vidne, at Faderen bar udsendt Sønnen til Frelser for Verden.
15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.
Den, som bekender, at Jesus er Guds Søn, i ham bliver Gud, og han i Gud.
16 And we have known and believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love, dwells in God, and God in him.
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.
17 By this 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.
Deri er Kærligheden fuldkommet hos os, at vi have Frimodighed på Dommens Dag, fordi, ligesom han er, således ere også vi i denne Verden.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment: he that fears is not made perfect in love.
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.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
Vi elske, fordi han elskede os først.
20 If any man say, I love God, and yet hate his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother, whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
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?
21 And this commandment we have from him: That he that loves God, must love his brother also.
Og dette Bud have vi fra ham, at den, som elsker Gud, skal også elske sin Broder.
