³ but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist,^(A) which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.^(B)

⁴ You, dear children,^(C) are from God and have overcome them,^(D) because the one who is in you^(E) is greater than the one who is in the world.^{(F) 5} They are from the world^(G) and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.