1 John 4:2-3
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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1Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.Select 1 John 4:1
2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:Select 1 John 4:2
3And 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.Select 1 John 4:3
4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.Select 1 John 4:4
5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.Select 1 John 4:5
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WEB
4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
4:3 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.
ASV
4:2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
4:3 and every spirit that 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.
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