1 John 4

1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of YHWH; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

By this you know the Spirit of YHWH: Every spirit that confesses that Yahushua the Messiah has come in the flesh is of YHWH,

3 and every spirit which confesseth not Jesus is not of God: and this is the [spirit] of the antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it cometh; and now it is in the world already.

and every spirit that does not confess that Yahushua the Messiah has come in the flesh is not of YHWH. And this is the spirit of the antimessiah, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.

4 Ye are of God, [my] little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

You are of YHWH, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

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

They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.

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

We are of YHWH. He who knows YHWH hears us; he who is not of YHWH does not hear us. By this we know 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 begotten of God, and knoweth God.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of YHWH; and everyone who loves is born of YHWH and knows YHWH.

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

He who does not love does not know YHWH, for YHWH is love.

9 Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

In this the love of YHWH was manifested toward us, that YHWH has 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.

In this is love, not that we loved YHWH, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

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

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

12 No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:

No one has seen YHWH at any time. If we love one another, YHWH abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

13 hereby know we 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 has given us of His Spirit.

14 And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.

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

Whoever confesses that Yahushua is the Son of YHWH, YHWH abides in him, and he in YHWH.

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

And we have known and believed the love that YHWH has for us. YHWH is love, and he who abides in love abides in YHWH, and YHWH in him.

17 Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

Love has been perfected among us in this: 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 punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.

19 We love, because he first loved us.

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, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

If someone says, "I love YHWH," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love YHWH whom he has not seen?

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

And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves YHWH must love his brother also.