1 John 4

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.

Moost dere britheren, nyle ye bileue to ech spirit, but preue ye spiritis, if thei ben of God; for many false prophetis wenten out in to 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:

In this thing the spirit of God is knowun; ech spirit that knowlechith that Jhesu Crist hath come in fleisch, 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.

and ech spirit that fordoith Jhesu, is not of God. And this is antecrist, of whom ye herden, that he cometh; and riyt now he is 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.

Ye, litle sones, ben of God, and ye han ouercome hym; for he that is in you is more, than he that is in the world.

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

Thei ben of the world, therfor thei speken of the world, and the world herith hem.

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.

We ben of God; he that knowith God, herith vs; he that is not of God, herith not vs. In this thing we knowen the spirit of treuthe, and the spirit of errour.

7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

Moost dere britheren, loue we togidere, for charite is of God; and ech that loueth his brother, is borun of God, and knowith God.

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

He that loueth not, knowith not God; for God is charite.

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.

In this thing the charite of God apperide in vs, for God sente hise oon bigetun sone in to the world, that we lyue bi hym.

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.

In this thing is charite, not as we hadden loued God, but for he firste louede vs, and sente hise sone foryyuenesse for oure synnes.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

Ye moost dere britheren, if God louede vs, we owen to loue ech other.

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.

No man say euer God; if we louen togidre, God dwellith in vs, and the charite of hym is perfit in vs.

13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

In this thing we knowen, that we dwellen in hym, and he in vs; for of his spirit he yaf to vs.

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

And we sayen, and witnessen, that the fadir sente his sone sauyour of the world.

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

Who euer knowlechith, that Jhesu is the sone of God, God dwellith 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.

And we han knowun, and bileuen to the charite, that God hath in vs. God is charite, and he that dwellith in charite, dwellith in God, and God in hym.

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.

In this thing is the perfit charite of God with vs, that we haue trist in the dai of dom; for as he is, also we ben 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.

Drede is not in charite, but perfit charite puttith out drede; for drede hath peyne. But he that dredith, is not perfit in charite.

19 We love him, because he first loved us.

Therfor loue we God, for he louede vs bifore.

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?

If ony man seith, that `Y loue God, and hatith his brother, he is a liere. For he that loueth not his brothir, which he seeth, hou mai he loue God, whom he seeth not?

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

And we han this comaundement of God, that he that loueth God, loue also his brothir.