1 John 4:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Hereby shall ye knowe the spirite of God: Euery spirite that confesseth that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe, is of God:

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  • 1 Cor 12:3 : 3 Wherfore I declare vnto you, that no man speakyng by the spirite of God, defieth Iesus. Also no man can say that Iesus is ye Lord, but by the holy ghost.
  • John 1:14 : 14 And the same word became fleshe, and dwelt among vs ( and we sawe the glory of it, as the glory of the only begotten sonne of the father) full of grace and trueth.
  • John 16:13-15 : 13 Howebeit, when he is come, whiche is the spirite of trueth, he wyl leade you into all trueth. He shall not speake of himselfe: but whatsoeuer he shal heare, that shall he speake, and he wyll shewe you thynges to come. 14 He shall glorifie me: For he shall receaue of mine, and shal shewe vnto you. 15 All thynges that the father hath, are mine: Therfore sayde I vnto you that he shall take of mine, & shew vnto you.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without doubt, great is that misterie of godlynesse: God was shewed in the flesshe, was iustified in the spirite, was seene among the angels, was preached vnto the gentiles, was beleued on in the worlde, and was receaued vp in glorie.
  • 1 John 2:23 : 23 Whosoeuer denyeth the sonne, the same hath not the father But he that knowledgeth the sonne, hath the father also.
  • 1 John 4:3 : 3 And euery spirite which confesseth not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe, is not of God. And this is that spirite of antichriste, of whom ye haue hearde howe that he shoulde come: and euen nowe alredy is he in the worlde.
  • 1 John 5:1 : 1 Whosoeuer beleueth that Iesus is Christe, is borne of God: And euerie one that loueth him which begat, loueth hym also which is begotten of hym.

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  • 1 John 4:3-9
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    3And euery spirite which confesseth not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe, is not of God. And this is that spirite of antichriste, of whom ye haue hearde howe that he shoulde come: and euen nowe alredy is he in the worlde.

    4Litle chyldren, ye are of God, & haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the worlde.

    5They are of the world, therfore speake they of the worlde, & the world heareth them.

    6We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Hereby knowe we the spirite of veritie, and the spirite of errour.

    7Dearely beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God: And euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.

    8He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

    9In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde, that we myght lyue through hym.

  • 1 John 4:15-17
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    15Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God.

    16And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in hym.

    17Herein is the loue perfect in vs, that we shoulde haue boldnesse in the day of iudgement: For as he is, euen so are we in this worlde.

  • 1 John 4:12-13
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    12No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.

    13Hereby knowe we that we dwell in hym, & he in vs: because he hath geuen vs of his spirite.

  • 1 John 4:1
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    1Dearly beloued, beleue not euery spirite: but proue the spirites whether they are of God or not: for many false prophetes are gone out into the worlde.

  • 1 John 5:5-7
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    5Who is it that ouercommeth ye worlde, but he which beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God?

    6This Iesus Christe, is he that came by water and blood: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the spirite that beareth witnesse, because the spirite is trueth.

    7For there are three which beare recorde in heauen, the father, the worde, and the holy ghost, and these three are one.

  • 2 John 1:7
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    7For many deceauers are entred into the worlde, which confesse not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe. This is a deceauer and an antichriste.

  • 1 Cor 2:10-12
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    72%

    10But God hath reuealed the vnto vs by his spirite: For the spirite searcheth all thinges, yea the deepe thinges of God.

    11For what man knoweth the thynges of a man, saue ye spirite of man which is in hym? Euen so, the thinges of God, knoweth no man, but ye spirite of God.

    12And we haue receaued, not the spirite of the worlde, but the spirite which is of God, that we myght know the thinges that are geuen to vs of God.

  • 1 John 5:20
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    20We knowe that the sonne of God is come, & hath geuen vs a minde to know hym which is true: and we are in hym that is true, through his sonne Iesus Christe. This same is very God, and eternall lyfe.

  • 1 Cor 12:3
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    3Wherfore I declare vnto you, that no man speakyng by the spirite of God, defieth Iesus. Also no man can say that Iesus is ye Lord, but by the holy ghost.

  • Rom 8:9
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    9But ye are not in the fleshe, but in the spirite, yf so be that the spirite of God dwell in you. If any man haue not the spirite of Christe, the same is none of his.

  • Rom 8:16
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    16The same spirite, beareth witnesse to our spirite, that we are ye sonnes of God.

  • 1 John 5:1-2
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    1Whosoeuer beleueth that Iesus is Christe, is borne of God: And euerie one that loueth him which begat, loueth hym also which is begotten of hym.

    2By this we knowe that we loue the chyldren of God, when we loue God, and kepe his commaundementes.

  • 1 John 3:24
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    24And he that kepeth his commaundementes, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs, euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs.

  • 2 John 1:9
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    9Whosoeuer transgresseth, and bideth not in the doctrine of Christe, hath not God: He that endureth in the doctrine of Christe, hath both the father and the sonne.

  • John 4:24
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    24God is a spirite, and they that worshippe hym, must worshippe hym in spirite, and in the trueth.

  • 1 John 2:20
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    20Neuerthelesse, ye haue an oyntment of hym that is holy, and ye knowe all thynges.

  • Phil 2:11
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    11And that euery tongue should confesse that the Lorde, Iesus Christe is to the glorie of God the father.

  • John 3:6
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    6That which is borne of the fleshe, is fleshe: and that which is borne of the spirite, is spirite.

  • 1 Cor 3:16
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    16Knowe ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirite of God dwelleth in you?

  • 1 John 2:28-29
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    28And nowe babes abide in him, that when he shal appeare, we may be bolde and not be made ashamed of hym at his commyng.

    29If ye knowe that he is ryghteous, knowe also that euery one whiche doth righteousnes, is borne of hym.

  • 1 John 2:22-23
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    22Who is a lyer, but he that denieth that Iesus is Christe? The same is antichrist that denyeth the father and the sonne.

    23Whosoeuer denyeth the sonne, the same hath not the father But he that knowledgeth the sonne, hath the father also.

  • 1 John 1:3
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    3That which we haue seene and heard declare we vnto you, that ye also maye haue felowship with vs, and that our felowship may be with the father, and his sonne Iesus Christe.

  • 1 John 3:19
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    19Hereby we knowe that we are of the trueth, and shall assure our heartes before hym.

  • John 14:17
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    17Euen the spirite of trueth, whom the worlde can not receaue, because the worlde seeth hym not, neither knoweth hym. But ye knowe hym: For he dwelleth with you, and shalbe in you.

  • 1 John 2:3
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    3And hereby we are sure that we knowe hym, yf we kepe his comaundementes.

  • 1 Cor 1:6
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    6As the testimonie of Iesus Christ was confirmed in you.

  • 1 John 3:10
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    10In this are ye children of God knowe, and the chyldren of the deuyll: Whosoeuer doth not ryghteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.

  • 1 Cor 8:3
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    3But if any man loue God, the same is knowen of him.

  • 1 John 2:16
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    16For all that is in the worlde, as the lust of the fleshe, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but of the worlde.

  • 1 John 2:5
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    5But who so kepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede. Hereby knowe we that we are in hym.

  • 2 Cor 11:4
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    4For yf he that commeth, preacheth another Iesus, whom we haue not preached: or yf ye receaue another spirite whom ye haue not receaued: either another Gospell which ye haue not receaued, you woulde well haue suffered hym.

  • John 15:26
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    26But when the comforter is come, whom I wyl sende vnto you from the father, euen the spirite of trueth, which proceadeth of the father, he shall testifie of me.

  • 1 John 5:13
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    13These thynges haue I written vnto you that beleue on ye name of the sonne of God, that ye may knowe howe that ye haue eternall lyfe, and that ye may beleue on the name of the sonne of God.

  • 1 Tim 3:16
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    16And without doubt, great is that misterie of godlynesse: God was shewed in the flesshe, was iustified in the spirite, was seene among the angels, was preached vnto the gentiles, was beleued on in the worlde, and was receaued vp in glorie.