1 John 4

1 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.

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

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

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

3 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.

and every spirit who does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God; and this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.

4 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.

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

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

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

6 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.

We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

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

Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

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

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

9 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.

By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him.

10 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.

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

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

Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

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

No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.

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

By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

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

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

15 Who euer knowlechith, that Jhesu is the sone of God, God dwellith in him, and he in God.

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.

16 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.

We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

17 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.

In this, love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so we are in this world.

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

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

19 Therfor loue we God, for he louede vs bifore.

We love him, because he first loved us.

20 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?

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

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

This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.