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Ang Espiritu sa Dios ug ang Espiritu sa Anti-Cristo

Mga hinigugma, ayaw kamo pagtuo dayon sa mga tawo nga moingon nga ang ilang gitudlo gikan sa Espiritu Santo, kondili susiha una ninyo kon tinuod ba nga ang ilang gitudlo gikan gayod sa Dios. Kay daghan nang mga mini nga propeta[a] ang midagsang sa kalibotan. Ang pamaagi nga mahibaloan ninyo kon anaa gayod kanila ang Espiritu sa Dios mao kini: kon moila sila nga si Jesu-Cristo nagpakatawo, ang Dios mao ang nagsugo kanila. Apan ang wala moila nga si Jesus nagpakatawo, ang nagsugo kaniya dili mao ang Dios kondili ang espiritu sa anti-Cristo. (Nadunggan na ninyo nga moabot kini ug ania na kini sa kalibotan.) Apan mga anak ko, kamo iya sa Dios, ug gidaog na ninyo ang dili tinuod nga mga propeta; kay ang Espiritu Santo nga anaa kaninyo mas gamhanan pa kay kang Satanas nga nagagahom sa mga tawo sa kalibotan. Kining mga mini nga propeta iya sa kalibotan, busa ang mga butang nga iya sa kalibotan mao ang ilang gisugilon, ug ang mga tawo sa kalibotan naminaw kanila. Apan kita mga anak sa Dios. Ang mga nagaila sa Dios nagapatalinghog sa atong gitudlo, apan ang wala moila sa Dios dili magpatalinghog kanato. Busa sa ingon niini nga pamaagi mahibaloan nato kon kinsa ang nagtudlo sa kamatuoran nga gikan sa Espiritu sa Dios ug kon kinsa ang nagtudlo sa bakak nga gikan sa lain nga espiritu.[b]

Ang Dios Gugma

Mga hinigugma, maghigugmaay kita kay ang gugma naggikan sa Dios. Ang nahigugma, anak sa Dios ug nakaila sa Dios. Ang wala mahigugma, wala makaila sa Dios, kay ang Dios gugma man. Gipakita sa Dios ang iyang gugma kanato pinaagi sa iyang pagpadala sa iyang bugtong nga Anak dinhi sa kalibotan, aron nga pinaagi kaniya makaangkon kita sa kinabuhi nga walay kataposan. 10 Mao kini ang tinuod nga paghigugma, dili tungod kay kita ang nahigugma sa Dios, kondili tungod kay ang Dios mao ang nahigugma kanato, busa gipadala niya ang iyang Anak aron pinaagi sa paghalad kaniya mapasaylo ang atong mga sala.

11 Mga hinigugma, kon mao kini ang paghigugma sa Dios kanato, kinahanglan usab nga kita maghigugmaay. 12 Wala pa gayoy tawo nga nakakita sa Dios. Apan kon maghigugmaay kita, ang Dios magpabilin dinhi kanato ug ang iyang gugma mahingpit dinhi kanato.

13 Nasiguro nato nga anaa kita sa Dios ug ang Dios ania kanato, kay gihatag niya kanato ang iyang Espiritu. 14 Nakita namo ug nanugilon kami nga gipadala sa Amahan ang iyang Anak isip Manluluwas sa kalibotan. 15 Si bisan kinsa nga moingon nga si Jesus Anak sa Dios, ang Dios anaa kaniya, ug siya anaa sa Dios. 16 Nahibalo na kita ug nagtuo nga gihigugma kita sa Dios.

Ang Dios gugma. Ug ang nagakinabuhi nga may paghigugma, anaa sa Dios, ug ang Dios anaa kaniya. 17 Kini nga gugma gihingpit dinhi kanato aron dili na kita mahadlok sa adlaw nga ang Dios maghukom, kay ang atong pagkinabuhi dinhi sa kalibotan sama sa pagkinabuhi ni Cristo. 18 Walay kahadlok diha sa gugma. Ang hingpit nga gugma nagakuha sa tanan nga kahadlok. Ang tawo nahadlok tungod kay may gipaabot siya nga silot, kay wala pa gayod niya mahibaloi ang paghigugma sa Dios kaniya.

19 Nahigugma kita sa Dios tungod kay siya mao ang una nga nahigugma kanato. 20 Ang moingon nga nahigugma siya sa Dios, apan wala mahigugma sa iyang igsoon, kanang tawhana bakakon. Kay kon ang iyang igsoon mismo nga iyang makita wala gani niya higugmaa, unsaon niya paghigugma sa Dios nga wala niya makita? 21 Busa mao kini ang sugo nga gihatag ni Cristo kanato: ang tawo nga nahigugma sa Dios kinahanglan usab nga mahigugma sa iyang igsoon.

Footnotes

  1. 4:1 propeta: Tan-awa ang buot ipasabot sa “propeta” sa Lista sa mga Pulong sa luyo.
  2. 4:6 mahibaloan nato… espiritu: sa literal, mahibaloan nato ang espiritu sa kamatuoran ug ang espiritu sa bakak.

On Denying the Incarnation

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) 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) 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)

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) They are from the world(L) and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 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

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) Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(S) 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. 1 John 4:6 Or spirit

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

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.

They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

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.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

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.

Love for God and One Another

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but (A)test the spirits, whether they are of God; because (B)many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: (C)Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess [a]that Jesus [b]Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than (D)he who is in the world. (E)They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and (F)the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. (G)By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

Knowing God Through Love(H)

(I)Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who (J)loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. (K)In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten (L)Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, (M)not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son (N)to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, (O)if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Seeing God Through Love

12 (P)No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. 13 (Q)By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 14 And (R)we have seen and testify that (S)the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. 15 (T)Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and (U)he who abides in love abides in God, and God (V)in him.

The Consummation of Love

17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that (W)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 casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 19 (X)We love [c]Him because He first loved us.

Obedience by Faith

20 (Y)If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, [d]how can he love God (Z)whom he has not seen? 21 And (AA)this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 4:3 NU omits that
  2. 1 John 4:3 NU omits Christ has come in the flesh
  3. 1 John 4:19 NU omits Him
  4. 1 John 4:20 NU he cannot

Test the Spirits

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. 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, 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. 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. (L)They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and (M)the world listens to them. 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

Beloved, (Q)let us love one another, for love is from God, and (R)whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. (S)Anyone who does not love does not know God, because (T)God is love. 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. 1 John 4:20 Some manuscripts how can he