1 John 4:2-3
New King James Version
2 By this you know the Spirit of God: (A)Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 3 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.
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- 1 John 4:3 NU omits that
- 1 John 4:3 NU omits Christ has come in the flesh
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 American Standard Bible
2 By this you know the Spirit of God: (A)every spirit that (B)confesses that (C)Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; 3 and every spirit that (D)does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the (E)antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and (F)now it is already in the world.
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