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1 John 4
World English Bible
1 John 4
World English Bible
4 Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 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. 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. 5 They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them. 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.
7 Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. 9 By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his only born[a] Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice[b] for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. 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.
13 By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. 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. 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. 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. 19 We love him,[c] because he first loved us. 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? 21 This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.
Footnotes
- 4:9 The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
- 4:10 “atoning sacrifice” is from the Greek “ιλασμος”, an appeasing, propitiating, or the means of appeasement or propitiation—the sacrifice that turns away God’s wrath because of our sin.
- 4:19 NU omits “him”.
1 Giovanni 4
La Nuova Diodati
1 Giovanni 4
La Nuova Diodati
4 Carissimi, non credete ad ogni spirito, ma provate gli spiriti per sapere se sono da Dio, perché molti falsi profeti sono usciti fuori nel mondo.
2 Da questo potete conoscere lo Spirito di Dio: ogni spirito che riconosce che Gesú Cristo è venuto nella carne, è da Dio.
3 E ogni spirito che non riconosce che Gesú Cristo è venuto nella carne, non è da Dio; e questo è lo spirito dell'Anticristo che, come avete udito, deve venire; e ora è già nel mondo.
4 Voi siete da Dio, figlioletti, e li avete vinti, perché colui che è in voi è piú grande di colui che è nel mondo.
5 Essi sono dal mondo; per questo parlano di cose del mondo e il mondo li ascolta.
6 Noi siamo da Dio; chi conosce Dio ci ascolta; chi non è da Dio non ci ascolta; da questo riconosciamo lo Spirito della verità e lo spirito dell'errore.
7 Carissimi, amiamoci gli uni gli altri poiché l'amore è da Dio e chiunque ama è nato da Dio e conosce Dio.
8 Chi non ama non ha conosciuto Dio, perché Dio è amore.
9 In questo si è manifestato l'amore di Dio verso di noi, che Dio ha mandato il suo Figlio unigenito nel mondo, affinché noi vivessimo per mezzo di lui.
10 In questo è l'amore: non che noi abbiamo amato Dio, ma che lui ha amato noi e ha mandato il suo Figlio per essere l'espiazione per i nostri peccati.
11 Carissimi, se Dio ci ha amato in questo modo, anche noi ci dobbiamo amare gli uni gli altri.
12 Nessuno ha mai visto Dio; se ci amiamo gli uni gli altri, Dio dimora in noi e il suo amore è perfetto in noi.
13 Da questo conosciamo che dimoriamo in lui ed egli in noi, perché egli ci ha dato del suo Spirito.
14 E noi stessi abbiamo visto e testimoniato che il Padre ha mandato il Figlio per essere il Salvatore del mondo.
15 Chiunque riconosce che Gesú è il Figlio di Dio, Dio dimora in lui ed egli in Dio.
16 E noi abbiamo conosciuto e creduto all'amore che Dio ha per noi. Dio è amore, e chi dimora nell'amore dimora in Dio e Dio in lui.
17 In questo l'amore è stato reso perfetto in noi (perché abbiamo fiducia nel giorno del giudizio): che quale egli è, tali siamo anche noi in questo mondo.
18 Nell'amore non c'è paura, anzi l'amore perfetto caccia via la paura, perché la paura ha a che fare con la punizione, e chi ha paura non è perfetto nell'amore.
19 Noi lo amiamo, perché egli ci ha amati per primo.
20 Se uno dice: «Io amo Dio», e odia il proprio fratello, è bugiardo; chi non ama infatti il proprio fratello che vede, come può amare Dio che non vede?
21 E questo è il comandamento che abbiamo ricevuto da lui: chi ama Dio, ami anche il proprio fratello.
1 John 4
King James Version
1 John 4
King James Version
4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
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.
4 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.
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
1 John 4
New International Version
1 John 4
New International Version
On Denying the Incarnation
4 Dear friends,(A) do not believe every spirit,(B) but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.(C) 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh(D) is from God,(E) 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist,(F) which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.(G)
4 You, dear children,(H) are from God and have overcome them,(I) because the one who is in you(J) is greater than the one who is in the world.(K) 5 They are from the world(L) and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us.(M) This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth(N) and the spirit of falsehood.(O)
God’s Love and Ours
7 Dear friends, let us love one another,(P) for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God(Q) and knows God.(R) 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(S) 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son(T) into the world that we might live through him.(U) 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us(V) and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.(W) 11 Dear friends,(X) since God so loved us,(Y) we also ought to love one another.(Z) 12 No one has ever seen God;(AA) but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.(AB)
13 This is how we know(AC) that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.(AD) 14 And we have seen and testify(AE) that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.(AF) 15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God,(AG) God lives in them and they in God.(AH) 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love.(AI) Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.(AJ) 17 This is how love is made complete(AK) among us so that we will have confidence(AL) on the day of judgment:(AM) In this world we are like Jesus. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear,(AN) because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
19 We love because he first loved us.(AO) 20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister(AP) is a liar.(AQ) For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,(AR) cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(AS) 21 And he has given us this command:(AT) Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.(AU)
Footnotes
- 1 John 4:6 Or spirit
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