Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

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.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

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En esto ustedes conocen el Espíritu de Dios: todo espíritu(A) que confiesa(B) que Jesucristo ha venido en carne(C), es[a] de Dios. Y todo espíritu que no confiesa a Jesús[b](D), no es[c] de Dios, y este es el espíritu del anticristo(E), del cual ustedes han oído que viene, y que ahora ya está en el mundo(F).

Hijos(G) míos[d], ustedes son[e] de Dios y han vencido a los falsos profetas(H), porque mayor es Aquel que está en ustedes(I) que el que está en el mundo(J).

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Footnotes

  1. 4:2 O procede.
  2. 4:3 Algunos mss. dicen: que Jesús ha venido en carne.
  3. 4:3 O no procede.
  4. 4:4 O Hijitos.
  5. 4:4 O proceden.

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) 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)

You, dear children,(E) are from God and have overcome them,(F) because the one who is in you(G) is greater than the one who is in the world.(H)

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