1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but atest the spirits, whether they are of God; because bmany false prophets have gone out into the world.
2 By this you know the Spirit of God: aEvery spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
3 and every spirit that does not confess1 that Jesus 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.
4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than ahe who is in the world.
5 aThey are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and bthe world hears them.
6 We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. aBy this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
Knowing God Through Love
7 aBeloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who bloves is born of God and knows God.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in 1 John 4:1:
Because {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Beloved {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Spirit {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Spirit {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Other definition entries containing 1 John 4:1:
John, The Epistles Of, Part 1-3 {I.S.B.E.}
Spiritual Gifts {I.S.B.E.}
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