Verse
WEB
World English Bible
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Beloved, don't
believe every spirit, but test the spirits ,
whether they are of
God ,
because
many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Beloved, do
not
believe every spirit, but test the spirits to
see
whether they are from
God .
For
many false prophets have gone out into the world.
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who
confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of
God,
By this you will
know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that
confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from
God,
and every spirit who
doesn't
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
.
and every spirit that does
not
confess
Jesus is not from
God .
This is the spirit of the antichrist, which
you have heard is coming
and
which
is
already
in the world at
this
time
.
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.
You, little children, are
from
God
and have overcome them ,
because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
They are of the world. Therefore
they speak of
the world
, and the world hears
them.
They are of the world. That
is
why
they speak from
the world’s
perspective
, and the world listens
to
them.
We are of
God. He
who
knows God listens to us .
He
who
is not of
God doesn't
listen to us. By
this
we know the spirit of truth ,
and the spirit of error
.
We are from
God. Whoever
knows God listens to us ;
whoever
is not from
God does
not
listen to us. That
is
how
we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception
.
Beloved, let us love one another, for
love is
of
God ;
and
everyone who loves is
born of God ,
and knows God.
Beloved, let us love one another, because
love comes
from
God .
Everyone who loves has
been
born of God and knows God.
He
who
doesn't
love doesn't
know God, for
God is love.
Whoever
does
not
love does
not
know God, because
God is love.
By
this was
God's
love revealed in
us ,
that
God has
sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
This is
how
God’s
love was
revealed among
us :
God sent His one and only Son into the world ,
so
that we might live through Him.
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.
And
love
consists
in this :
not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Beloved, if God loved us in
this
way
, we also ought to love one another.
Beloved, if God so
loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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.
No one has ever
seen God ;
but
if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is
perfected in us.
By this we know that we remain in him and he in us ,
because
he has given us of his Spirit.
By this we know that we remain in Him ,
and He in us :
He has given us of His Spirit.
We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the
Son as
the Savior of the world.
And
we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His
Son to
be
the Savior of the world.
Whoever
confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains
in him, and he in God.
If
anyone
confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides
in him, and he in God.
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.
And
we have
come
to
know and believe
the love that
God has for us. God is love ;
whoever
abides
in love abides
in God, and God in him.
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
are
we
in this world.
In this way,
love has been perfected
among us, so
that we may have confidence
on
the day of judgment ;
for
in this world we
are
just
like
Him
.
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.
There is no fear in love ,
but perfect love drives
out fear, because fear involves
punishment. The
one
who fears has
not been
perfected
in love.
We love Him,
because he first loved us.
We love because He first loved us.
If a
man
says, "
I love God, "
and
hates his brother, he is a liar ;
for he
who doesn't
love his brother whom he has seen, how
can
he
love God whom he has not seen ?
If anyone
says, “
I love God, ”
but
hates his brother, he is a liar .
For anyone
who does
not
love his brother ,
whom he has seen, cannot
love God ,
whom he has not seen .
This
commandment
we have from him ,
that
he
who
loves God should
also
love his brother.
And
we have this
commandment
from Him :
Whoever
loves God must
love his brother as
well
.
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