1 Juan 4
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
4 Mga minamahal, huwag kayong magsipaniwala sa bawa't espiritu, kundi inyong subukin ang mga espiritu, kung sila'y sa Dios: sapagka't maraming nagsilitaw na mga bulaang propeta sa sanglibutan.
2 Dito'y nakikilala ninyo ang Espiritu ng Dios: ang bawa't espiritung nagpapahayag na si Jesucristo ay naparitong nasa laman ay sa Dios:
3 At ang bawa't espiritung hindi ipinahahayag si Jesus, ay hindi sa Dios: at ito ang sa anticristo, na inyong narinig na darating; at ngayo'y nasa sanglibutan na.
4 Kayo'y sa Dios, mumunti kong mga anak, at inyong dinaig sila: sapagka't lalong dakila siyang nasa inyo kay sa nasa sanglibutan.
5 Sila'y sa sanglibutan: kaya't tungkol sa sanglibutan ang sinasalita nila, at sila'y dinidinig ng sanglibutan.
6 Tayo nga'y sa Dios: ang nakakakilala sa Dios ay dumirinig sa atin; ang hindi sa Dios ay hindi dumirinig sa atin. Dito'y ating nakikilala ang espiritu ng katotohanan, at ang espiritu ng kamalian.
7 Mga minamahal, mangagibigan tayo sa isa't isa: sapagka't ang pagibig ay sa Dios; at ang bawa't umiibig ay ipinanganak ng Dios, at nakakakilala sa Dios.
8 Ang hindi umiibig ay hindi nakakakilala sa Dios; sapagka't ang Dios ay pagibig.
9 Dito nahayag ang pagibig ng Dios sa atin, sapagka't sinugo ng Dios ang kaniyang bugtong na Anak sa sanglibutan upang tayo'y mabuhay sa pamamagitan niya.
10 Narito ang pagibig, hindi sa tayo'y umibig sa Dios, kundi siya ang umibig sa atin, at sinugo ang kaniyang Anak na pangpalubagloob sa ating mga kasalanan.
11 Mga minamahal, kung tayo'y inibig ng Dios ng gayon, ay nararapat na mangagibigan din naman tayo.
12 Sinoman ay hindi nakakita kailan man sa Dios: kung tayo'y nangagiibigan, ang Dios ay nananahan sa atin, at ang kaniyang pagibig ay nagiging sakdal sa atin:
13 Dito'y nakikilala natin na tayo'y nangananahan sa kaniya at siya'y sa atin, sapagka't binigyan niya tayo ng kaniyang Espiritu.
14 At nakita natin at sinasaksihan na sinugo ng Ama ang Anak upang maging Tagapagligtas ng sanglibutan.
15 Ang sinomang nagpapahayag na si Jesus ay Anak ng Dios, ang Dios ay nananahan sa kaniya, at siya'y sa Dios.
16 At ating nakilala at ating sinampalatayanan ang pagibig ng Dios sa atin. Ang Dios ay pagibig; at ang nananahan sa pagibig ay nananahan sa Dios, at ang Dios ay nananahan sa kaniya.
17 Dito'y naging sakdal ang pagibig sa atin, upang tayo'y magkaroon ng pagkakatiwala sa araw ng paghuhukom; sapagka't kung ano siya, ay gayon din naman tayo sa sanglibutang ito.
18 Walang takot sa pagibig: kundi ang sakdal na pagibig ay nagpapalayas ng takot, sapagka't ang takot ay may kaparusahan; at ang natatakot ay hindi pa pinasasakdal sa pagibig.
19 Tayo'y nagsisiibig, sapagka't siya'y unang umibig sa atin.
20 Kung sinasabi ng sinoman, Ako'y umiibig sa Dios, at napopoot sa kaniyang kapatid, ay sinungaling; sapagka't ang hindi umiibig sa kaniyang kapatid na kaniyang nakita, ay paanong makaiibig siya sa Dios na hindi niya nakita?
21 At ang utos na itong mula sa kaniya ay nasa atin, na ang umiibig sa Dios ay dapat umibig sa kaniyang kapatid.
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
1 John 4
English Standard Version
Test the Spirits
4 Beloved, (A)do not believe every spirit, but (B)test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for (C)many (D)false prophets (E)have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: (F)every spirit that confesses that (G)Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit (H)that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and (I)now is in the world already. 4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for (J)he who is in you is greater than (K)he who is in the world. 5 (L)They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and (M)the world listens to them. 6 We are from God. (N)Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know (O)the Spirit of truth and (P)the spirit of error.
God Is Love
7 Beloved, (Q)let us love one another, for love is from God, and (R)whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 (S)Anyone who does not love does not know God, because (T)God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that (U)God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, (V)not that we have loved God (W)but that he loved us and sent his Son to be (X)the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 (Y)No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and (Z)his love is perfected in us.
13 (AA)By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And (AB)we have seen and testify that (AC)the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of (AD)the world. 15 (AE)Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 So (AF)we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. (AG)God is love, and (AH)whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this (AI)is love perfected with us, so that (AJ)we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because (AK)as he is so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but (AL)perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not (AM)been perfected in love. 19 (AN)We love because he first loved us. 20 (AO)If anyone says, “I love God,” and (AP)hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot[a] love God (AQ)whom he has not seen. 21 And (AR)this commandment we have from him: (AS)whoever loves God must also love his brother.
Footnotes
- 1 John 4:20 Some manuscripts how can he
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