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WEB·1 John 4

¹Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

KJVBeloved^G27, believe^G4100^(G5720) not^G3361 every^G3956 spirit^G4151, but^G235 try^G1381^(G5720) the spirits^G4151 whether^G1487 they are^G2076^(G5748) of^G1537 God^G2316: because^G3754 many^G4183 false prophets^G5578 are gone out^G1831^(G5758) into^G1519 the world^G2889.

² By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

KJVHereby^G1722^G3739^G5129 know ye^G1097^(G5719)^(G5720) the Spirit^G4151 of God^G2316: Every^G3956 spirit^G4151 that confesseth^G3670^(G5719) that Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547 is come^G2064^(G5756) in^G1722 the flesh^G4561 is^G2076^(G5748) of^G1537 God^G2316:

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.

KJVAnd^G2532 every^G3956 spirit^G4151 that^G3739 confesseth^G3670^(G5719) not^G3361 that Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547 is come^G2064^(G5756) in^G1722 the flesh^G4561 is^G2076^(G5748) not^G3756 of^G1537 God^G2316: and^G2532 this^G5124 is^G2076^(G5748) that spirit of antichrist^G500, whereof^G3739 ye have heard^G191^(G5754) that^G3754 it should come^G2064^(G5736); and even^G2532 now^G3568 already^G2235 is it^G2076^(G5748) in^G1722 the world^G2889.

⁴ 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.

KJVYe^G5210 are^G2075^(G5748) of^G1537 God^G2316, little children^G5040, and^G2532 have overcome^G3528^(G5758) them^G846: because^G3754 greater^G3187 is he that is^G2076^(G5748) in^G1722 you^G5213, than^G2228 he that is in^G1722 the world^G2889.

⁵ They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

KJVThey^G846 are^G1526^(G5748) of^G1537 the world^G2889: therefore^G1223^G5124 speak they^G2980^(G5719) of^G1537 the world^G2889, and^G2532 the world^G2889 heareth^G191^(G5719) them^G846.

⁶ 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.

KJVWe^G2249 are^G2070^(G5748) of^G1537 God^G2316: he that knoweth^G1097^(G5723) God^G2316 heareth^G191^(G5719) us^G2257; he that^G3739 is^G2076^(G5748) not^G3756 of^G1537 God^G2316 heareth^G191^(G5719) not^G3756 us^G2257. Hereby^G1537^G5127 know we^G1097^(G5719) the spirit^G4151 of truth^G225, and^G2532 the spirit^G4151 of error^G4106.

⁷ Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

KJVBeloved^G27, let us love^G25^(G5725) one another^G240: for^G3754 love^G26 is^G2076^(G5748) of^G1537 God^G2316; and^G2532 every one^G3956 that loveth^G25^(G5723) is born^G1080^(G5769) of^G1537 God^G2316, and^G2532 knoweth^G1097^(G5719) God^G2316.

⁸ He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

KJVHe that loveth^G25^(G5723) not^G3361 knoweth^G1097^(G5627) not^G3756 God^G2316; for^G3754 God^G2316 is^G2076^(G5748) love^G26.

⁹ 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.

KJVIn^G1722 this^G5129 was manifested^G5319^(G5681) the love^G26 of God^G2316 toward^G1722 us^G2254, because^G3754 that God^G2316 sent^G649^(G5758) his^G846 only begotten^G3439 Son^G5207 into^G1519 the world^G2889, that^G2443 we might live^G2198^(G5661) through^G1223 him^G846.

¹⁰ 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.

KJVHerein^G1722^G5129 is^G2076^(G5748) love^G26, not^G3754 that^G3756 we^G2249 loved^G25^(G5656) God^G2316, but^G235 that^G3754 he^G846 loved^G25^(G5656) us^G2248, and^G2532 sent^G649^(G5656) his^G846 Son^G5207 to be the propitiation^G2434 for^G4012 our^G2257 sins^G266.

¹¹ Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

KJVBeloved^G27, if^G1487 God^G2316 so^G3779 loved^G25^(G5656) us^G2248, we^G2249 ought^G3784^(G5719) also^G2532 to love^G25^(G5721) one another^G240.

¹² 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.

KJVNo man^G3762 hath seen^G2300^(G5766) God^G2316 at any time^G4455. If^G1437 we love^G25^(G5725) one another^G240, God^G2316 dwelleth^G3306^(G5719) in^G1722 us^G2254, and^G2532 his^G846 love^G26 is^G2076^(G5748) perfected^G5048^(G5772) in^G1722 us^G2254.

¹³ By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

KJVHereby^G1722^G5129 know we^G1097^(G5719) that^G3754 we dwell^G3306^(G5719) in^G1722 him^G846, and^G2532 he^G846 in^G1722 us^G2254, because^G3754 he hath given^G1325^(G5758) us^G2254 of^G1537 his^G846 Spirit^G4151.

¹⁴ We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.

KJVAnd^G2532 we^G2249 have seen^G2300^(G5766) and^G2532 do testify^G3140^(G5719) that^G3754 the Father^G3962 sent^G649^(G5758) the Son^G5207 to be the Saviour^G4990 of the world^G2889.

¹⁵ Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.

KJVWhosoever^G3739^G302 shall confess^G3670^(G5661) that^G3754 Jesus^G2424 is^G2076^(G5748) the Son^G5207 of God^G2316, God^G2316 dwelleth^G3306^(G5719) in^G1722 him^G846, and^G2532 he^G846 in^G1722 God^G2316.

¹⁶ 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.

KJVAnd^G2532 we^G2249 have known^G1097^(G5758) and^G2532 believed^G4100^(G5758) the love^G26 that^G3739 God^G2316 hath^G2192^(G5719) to^G1722 us^G2254. God^G2316 is^G2076^(G5748) love^G26; and^G2532 he that dwelleth^G3306^(G5723) in^G1722 love^G26 dwelleth^G3306^(G5719) in^G1722 God^G2316, and^G2532 God^G2316 in^G1722 him^G846.

¹⁷ 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.

KJVHerein^G1722^G5129 is our^G3326^G2257 love^G26 made perfect^G5048^(G5769), that^G2443 we may have^G2192^(G5725) boldness^G3954 in^G1722 the day^G2250 of judgment^G2920: because^G3754 as^G2531 he^G1565 is^G2076^(G5748), so^G2532 are^G2070^(G5748) we^G2249 in^G1722 this^G5129 world^G2889.

¹⁸ 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.

KJVThere is^G2076^(G5748) no^G3756 fear^G5401 in^G1722 love^G26; but^G235 perfect^G5046 love^G26 casteth^G906^(G5719) out^G1854 fear^G5401: because^G3754 fear^G5401 hath^G2192^(G5719) torment^G2851.^G1161 He that feareth^G5399^(G5740) is^G5048 not^G3756 made perfect^G5048^(G5769) in^G1722 love^G26.

¹⁹ We love him, because he first loved us.

KJVWe^G2249 love^G25^(G5719)^(G5725) him^G846, because^G3754 he^G846 first^G4413 loved^G25^(G5656) us^G2248.

²⁰ 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?

KJVIf^G1437 a man^G5100 say^G2036^(G5632),^G3754 I love^G25^(G5719) God^G2316, and^G2532 hateth^G3404^(G5725) his^G846 brother^G80, he is^G2076^(G5748) a liar^G5583: for^G1063 he that loveth^G25^(G5723) not^G3361 his^G846 brother^G80 whom^G3739 he hath seen^G3708^(G5758), how^G4459 can^G1410^(G5736) he love^G25^(G5721) God^G2316 whom^G3739 he hath^G3708 not^G3756 seen^G3708^(G5758)?

²¹ This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

KJVAnd^G2532 this^G5026 commandment^G1785 have we^G2192^(G5719) from^G575 him^G846, That^G2443 he who loveth^G25^(G5723) God^G2316 love^G25^(G5725) his^G846 brother^G80 also^G2532.

WEB·1 John 3

¹See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

KJVBehold^G1492^(G5628), what manner^G4217 of love^G26 the Father^G3962 hath bestowed^G1325^(G5758) upon us^G2254, that^G2443 we should be called^G2564^(G5686) the sons^G5043 of God^G2316: therefore^G1223^G5124 the world^G2889 knoweth^G1097^(G5719) us^G2248 not^G3756, because^G3754 it knew^G1097^(G5627) him^G846 not^G3756.

² Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.

KJVBeloved^G27, now^G3568 are we^G2070^(G5748) the sons^G5043 of God^G2316, and^G2532 it doth^G5319 not yet^G3768 appear^G5319^(G5681) what^G5101 we shall be^G2071^(G5704): but^G1161 we know^G1492^(G5758) that^G3754, when^G1437 he shall appear^G5319^(G5686), we shall be^G2071^(G5704) like^G3664 him^G846; for^G3754 we shall see^G3700^(G5695) him^G846 as^G2531 he is^G2076^(G5748).

³ Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

KJVAnd^G2532 every man^G3956 that hath^G2192^(G5723) this^G5026 hope^G1680 in^G1909 him^G846 purifieth^G48^(G5719) himself^G1438, even as^G2531 he^G1565 is^G2076^(G5748) pure^G53.

⁴ Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

KJVWhosoever^G3956 committeth^G4160^(G5723) sin^G266 transgresseth^G4160^(G5719)^G458 also^G2532 the law^G458: for^G2532 sin^G266 is^G2076^(G5748) the transgression of the law^G458.

⁵ You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.

KJVAnd^G2532 ye know^G1492^(G5758) that^G3754 he^G1565 was manifested^G5319^(G5681) to^G2443 take away^G142^(G5661) our^G2257 sins^G266; and^G2532 in^G1722 him^G846 is^G2076^(G5748) no^G3756 sin^G266.

⁶ Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

KJVWhosoever^G3956 abideth^G3306^(G5723) in^G1722 him^G846 sinneth^G264^(G5719) not^G3756: whosoever^G3956 sinneth^G264^(G5723) hath^G3708 not^G3756 seen^G3708^(G5758) him^G846, neither^G3761 known^G1097^(G5758) him^G846.

⁷ Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

KJVLittle children^G5040, let^G4105 no man^G3367 deceive^G4105^(G5720) you^G5209: he that doeth^G4160^(G5723) righteousness^G1343 is^G2076^(G5748) righteous^G1342, even as^G2531 he^G1565 is^G2076^(G5748) righteous^G1342.

⁸ He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.

KJVHe that committeth^G4160^(G5723) sin^G266 is^G2076^(G5748) of^G1537 the devil^G1228; for^G3754 the devil^G1228 sinneth^G264^(G5719) from^G575 the beginning^G746. For^G1519 this purpose^G5124 the Son^G5207 of God^G2316 was manifested^G5319^(G5681), that^G2443 he might destroy^G3089^(G5661) the works^G2041 of the devil^G1228.

⁹ Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

KJVWhosoever^G3956 is born^G1080^(G5772) of^G1537 God^G2316 doth^G4160^(G5719) not^G3756 commit sin^G266; for^G3754 his^G846 seed^G4690 remaineth^G3306^(G5719) in^G1722 him^G846: and^G2532 he cannot^G3756^G1410^(G5736) sin^G264^(G5721), because^G3754 he is born^G1080^(G5769) of^G1537 God^G2316.

¹⁰ In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.

KJVIn^G1722 this^G5129 the children^G5043 of God^G2316 are^G2076^(G5748) manifest^G5318, and^G2532 the children^G5043 of the devil^G1228: whosoever^G3956 doeth^G4160^(G5723) not^G3361 righteousness^G1343 is^G2076^(G5748) not^G3756 of^G1537 God^G2316, neither^G2532 he that loveth^G25^(G5723) not^G3361 his^G846 brother^G80.

¹¹ For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another—

KJVFor^G3754 this^G3778 is^G2076^(G5748) the message^G31 that^G3739 ye heard^G191^(G5656) from^G575 the beginning^G746, that^G2443 we should love^G25^(G5725) one another^G240.

¹² unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

KJVNot^G3756 as^G2531 Cain^G2535, who was^G2258^(G5713) of^G1537 that wicked one^G4190, and^G2532 slew^G4969^(G5656) his^G846 brother^G80. And^G2532 wherefore^G5484^G5101 slew^G4969^(G5656) he him^G846? Because^G3754 his own^G846 works^G2041 were^G2258^(G5713) evil^G4190, and^G1161 his^G846 brother's^G80 righteous^G1342.

¹³ Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.

KJVMarvel^G2296^(G5720) not^G3361, my^G3450 brethren^G80, if^G1487 the world^G2889 hate^G3404^(G5719) you^G5209.

¹⁴ We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.

KJVWe know^G1492^(G5758) that^G3754 we^G2249 have passed^G3327^(G5758) from^G1537 death^G2288 unto^G1519 life^G2222, because^G3754 we love^G25^(G5719) the brethren^G80. He that loveth^G25^(G5723) not^G3361 his brother^G80 abideth^G3306^(G5719) in^G1722 death^G2288.

¹⁵ Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

KJVWhosoever^G3956 hateth^G3404^(G5723) his^G846 brother^G80 is^G2076^(G5748) a murderer^G443: and^G2532 ye know^G1492^(G5758) that^G3754 no^G3756^G3956 murderer^G443 hath^G2192^(G5719) eternal^G166 life^G2222 abiding^G3306^(G5723) in^G1722 him^G846.

¹⁶ By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

KJVHereby^G1722^G5129 perceive we^G1097^(G5758) the love^G26 of God, because^G3754 he^G1565 laid down^G5087^(G5656) his^G846 life^G5590 for^G5228 us^G2257: and^G2532 we^G2249 ought^G3784^(G5719) to lay down^G5087^(G5721) our lives^G5590 for^G5228 the brethren^G80.

¹⁷ But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?

KJVBut^G1161 whoso^G3739^G302 hath^G2192^(G5725) this world's^G2889 good^G979, and^G2532 seeth^G2334^(G5725) his^G846 brother^G80 have^G2192^(G5723) need^G5532, and^G2532 shutteth up^G2808^(G5661) his^G846 bowels^G4698 of compassion from^G575 him^G846, how^G4459 dwelleth^G3306^(G5719) the love^G26 of God^G2316 in^G1722 him^G846?

¹⁸ My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

KJVMy^G3450 little children^G5040, let us^G25 not^G3361 love^G25^(G5725) in word^G3056, neither^G3366 in tongue^G1100; but^G235 in deed^G2041 and^G2532 in truth^G225.

¹⁹ And by this we know that we are of the truth and persuade our hearts before him,

KJVAnd^G2532 hereby^G1722^G5129 we know^G1097^(G5719) that^G3754 we are^G2070^(G5748) of^G1537 the truth^G225, and^G2532 shall assure^G3982^(G5692) our^G2257 hearts^G2588 before^G1715 him^G846.

²⁰ because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

KJVFor^G3754 if^G1437 our^G2257 heart^G2588 condemn us^G2607^(G5725),^G3754 God^G2316 is^G2076^(G5748) greater^G3187 than our^G2257 heart^G2588, and^G2532 knoweth^G1097^(G5719) all things^G3956.

²¹ Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;

KJVBeloved^G27, if^G3362 our^G2257 heart^G2588 condemn^G2607^(G5725) us^G2257 not^G3362, then have we^G2192^(G5719) confidence^G3954 toward^G4314 God^G2316.

²² so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

KJVAnd^G2532 whatsoever^G3739^G1437 we ask^G154^(G5725), we receive^G2983^(G5719) of^G3844 him^G846, because^G3754 we keep^G5083^(G5719) his^G846 commandments^G1785, and^G2532 do^G4160^(G5719) those things that are pleasing^G701 in his^G846 sight^G1799.

²³ This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.

KJVAnd^G2532 this^G3778 is^G2076^(G5748) his^G846 commandment^G1785, That^G2443 we should believe^G4100^(G5661) on the name^G3686 of his^G846 Son^G5207 Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547, and^G2532 love^G25^(G5725) one another^G240, as^G2531 he gave^G1325^(G5656) us^G2254 commandment^G1785.

²⁴ He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

KJVAnd^G2532 he that keepeth^G5083^(G5723) his^G846 commandments^G1785 dwelleth^G3306^(G5719) in^G1722 him^G846, and^G2532 he^G846 in^G1722 him^G846. And^G2532 hereby^G1722^G5129 we know^G1097^(G5719) that^G3754 he abideth^G3306^(G5719) in^G1722 us^G2254, by^G1537 the Spirit^G4151 which^G3739 he hath given^G1325^(G5656) us^G2254.

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