1 John 4:2
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
In other versions
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
ASV
By this you may have knowledge of the Spirit of God: every spirit which says that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God:
BBE
Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses Jesus Christ come in flesh is of God;
DBY
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
WEB
in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is,
YLT
Hereby know all of you the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God:
ENG
By this ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh, is from God:
WBT
By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
BSB
In context
1Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3And 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.
4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Jesus