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1 John 4:2-3
English Standard Version
1 John 4:2-3
English Standard Version
2 By this you know the Spirit of God: (A)every spirit that confesses that (B)Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit (C)that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and (D)now is in the world already.
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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)
1 John 4:2-3
The Message
1 John 4:2-3
The Message
2-3 Here’s how you test for the genuine Spirit of God. Everyone who confesses openly his faith in Jesus Christ—the Son of God, who came as an actual flesh-and-blood person—comes from God and belongs to God. And everyone who refuses to confess faith in Jesus has nothing in common with God. This is the spirit of antichrist that you heard was coming. Well, here it is, sooner than we thought!
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1 John 4:2-3
King James Version
1 John 4:2-3
King James Version
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3 And 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.
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