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1 John 4:2-3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 John 4:2-3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus[a] is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.(A)
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- 4.3 Other ancient authorities read does away with Jesus
1 John 4:2-3
New International Version
1 John 4:2-3
New International Version
2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh(A) is from God,(B) 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist,(C) which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.(D)
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