1 John 4

1 Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits if they be of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

BELOVED, believe not every pretender to inspiration, but bring these spirits to the trial whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone forth into the world.

2 By this is the spirit of God known. Every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God:

By this ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesseth that Jesus the Messiah is come in the flesh, is from God.

3 And every spirit that dissolveth Jesus, is not of God: and this is Antichrist, of whom you have heard that he cometh, and he is now already in the world.

And every spirit who confesseth not that Jesus the Messiah is come into the world, is not from God: and this is that spirit of antichrist which ye have heard that it is coming, and now is already in the world.

4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Ye are of God, my dear children, and have overcome them; because he that is in you is greater than he that is in the world.

5 They are of the world: therefore of the world they speak, and the world heareth them.

They are of the world, therefore speak they as 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 us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of delusion.

7 Dearly beloved, let us love one another, for charity is of God. And every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God.

Beloved, let us love one another; because love is from God, and every one who loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

8 He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is charity.

He that loveth not, never knew God; for God is love.

9 By this hath the charity of God appeared towards us, because God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live by him.

By this was the love of God manifested to us, that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might have life by him.

10 In this is charity: not as though we had loved God, but because he hath first loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

Herein is love, not that we have loved God, but that he hath loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiatory sacrifice for our sins.

11 My dearest, if God hath so loved us; we also ought to love one another.

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 abideth in us, and his charity is perfected in us.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

13 In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us: because he hath given us of his spirit.

By this we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his own Spirit.

14 And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.

And we have seen and bear testimony, 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 abideth in him, and he in God.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

16 And we have known, and have believed the charity, which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity, abideth in God, and God in him.

And we have known and believed the love which God hath towards us. God is love; and he that abideth in love, abideth in God, and God in him.

17 In this is the charity of God perfected with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment: because as he is, we also are in this world.

By this is his love towards us perfected, that we might have confidence at the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world.

18 Fear is not in charity: but perfect charity casteth out fear, because fear hath pain. And he that feareth, is not perfected in charity.

Fear is not in this love; but the perfect love casteth out fear: for fear hath anguish. He that is afraid is not made perfect in love.

19 Let us therefore love God, because God first hath loved us.

We love him, because he first loved us.

20 If any man say, I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother, whom he seeth, how can he love God, whom he seeth not?

If any person say, I love God, yet hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he who loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love the God whom he hath not seen?

21 And this commandment we have from God, that he, who loveth God, love also his brother.

So this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother.