1 John 4:3

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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.

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  • 1 John 2:18 : 18 Litle chyldren, it is the last time, and as ye haue hearde howe that antichrist shall come, euen nowe are there many antichristes, whereby we knowe that it is the last tyme.
  • 1 John 2:22 : 22 Who is a lyer, but he that denieth that Iesus is Christe? The same is antichrist that denyeth the father and the sonne.
  • 2 John 1:7 : 7 For 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.
  • 2 Thess 2:3-8 : 3 Let no man deceaue you by any meanes, for the Lorde shall not come excepte there come a fallyng away first, & that that man of sinne be reuealed, the sonne of perdition, 4 Whiche is an aduersarie, and is exalted aboue all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he as God, sitteth in the temple of God, shewing hym selfe that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I tolde you these thynges? 6 And nowe ye knowe what withholdeth, that he myght be reuealed in his tyme. 7 For the misterie of iniquitie doth alredie worke, tyll he whiche nowe onlye letteth, be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that wicked be reuealed, whom the Lorde shall consume with the spirite of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightnesse of his commyng:

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  • 1 John 4:1-2
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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.

    2Hereby shall ye knowe the spirite of God: Euery spirite that confesseth that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe, is of God:

  • 2 John 1:7-10
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    82%

    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.

    8Loke on your selues, that we loose not that we haue wrought: but that we may haue a full rewarde.

    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.

    10If there come any vnto you, and bring not this learnyng, hym receaue not to house: neither byd hym God speede.

  • 1 John 4:4-9
    6 verses
    81%

    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 5:5-8
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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.

    8And there are three which beare recorde in earth, the spirite, and water, and blood, and these three agree in one.

  • 1 John 2:21-23
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    21I haue not written vnto you, as though ye knewe not the trueth: but because ye knowe it, and that no lye is of the trueth.

    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 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 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 John 2:18-19
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    18Litle chyldren, it is the last time, and as ye haue hearde howe that antichrist shall come, euen nowe are there many antichristes, whereby we knowe that it is the last tyme.

    19They went out from vs, but they were not of vs: For yf they had ben of vs, they woulde no doubt haue continued with vs: But that it myght appeare that they were not of vs.

  • 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.

  • 1 John 2:15-16
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    71%

    15See that ye loue not the worlde, neither the thynges that are in the worlde. If any man loue the worlde, the loue of the father is not in hym.

    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 2:28
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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.

  • 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.

  • 1 John 5:19-20
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    69%

    19We knowe that we are of God, & the whole worlde lieth in wickednesse.

    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 John 1:3
    69%

    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 3:24
    69%

    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 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 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 3:1
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    1Beholde what loue the father hath shewed on vs, that we shoulde be called the sonnes of god: For this cause the worlde knoweth you not, because it knoweth not hym.

  • 1 Cor 2:12
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    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 3:6-8
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    6As many as byde in hym, sinne not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither knowen hym.

    7Babes, let no man deceaue you: He that doeth righteousnes, is ryghteous, euen as he is righteous.

    8He that committeth sinne, is of the deuyll: for the deuyll sinneth sence the beginning. For this purpose appeared the sonne of God, to loose the workes of the deuyll.

  • 1 John 5:1
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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.

  • 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 John 1:5
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    5And this is the tydynges whiche we haue hearde of hym & declare vnto you, that God is lyght, & in hym is no darkenesse at all.

  • 1 Tim 4:1
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    1Nowe the spirite speaketh euidently, that in the latter tymes some shall depart from the fayth, geuing heede vnto spirites of errour, & doctrines of deuyls,

  • Jude 1:19
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    19These are makers of sectes, fleshlie, hauyng not the spirite.

  • 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.

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