1 John 4:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Hereby{G1722} {G5129} know ye{G1097} the Spirit{G4151} of God:{G2316} every{G3956} spirit{G4151} that{G3739} confesseth that{G3670} Jesus{G2424} Christ{G5547} is come{G2064} in{G1722} the flesh{G4561} is{G2076} of{G1537} God:{G2316}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Hereby{G1722}{G3739}{G5129} know ye{G1097}{(G5719)}{(G5720)} the Spirit{G4151} of God{G2316}: Every{G3956} spirit{G4151} that confesseth{G3670}{(G5719)} that Jesus{G2424} Christ{G5547} is come{G2064}{(G5756)} in{G1722} the flesh{G4561} is{G2076}{(G5748)} of{G1537} God{G2316}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Herby shall ye knowe the sprete of God. Every sprete that confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesshe is of God.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Hereby shal ye knowe the sprete of God: Euery sprete which confesseth, that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Hereby shall ye know the Spirit of God, Euery spirit which confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God.

  • 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:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus as the Christ who has come in the flesh is from God,

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 12:3 : 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus cursed, and that no one can say that Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
  • John 1:14 : 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
  • John 16:13-15 : 13 However, when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth: for he will not speak on his own; but whatever he hears, he will speak: and he will show you things to come. 14 He will glorify me: for he will take of what is mine, and will show it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are mine: therefore, I said he will take of mine, and show it to you.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
  • 1 John 2:23 : 23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
  • 1 John 4:3 : 3 And every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and even now it is already in the world.
  • 1 John 5:1 : 1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child born of them.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 John 4:3-9
    7 verses
    91%

    3 And every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and even now it is already in the world.

    4 You are from God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.

    5 They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.

    6 We are from God. He who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

    7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

    8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

    9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, because God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

  • 1 John 4:15-17
    3 verses
    79%

    15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.

    16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him.

    17 In this love has been perfected among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as He is, so are we in this world.

  • 1 John 4:12-13
    2 verses
    78%

    12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us.

    13 By this we know that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

  • 1 John 4:1
    76%

    1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

  • 1 John 5:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    5 Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

    6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

    7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.

  • 2 John 1:7
    76%

    7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

  • 1 Cor 2:10-12
    3 verses
    72%

    10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

    11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

    12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

  • 1 John 5:20
    72%

    20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

  • 1 Cor 12:3
    72%

    3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus cursed, and that no one can say that Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.

  • Rom 8:9
    71%

    9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

  • Rom 8:16
    70%

    16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God.

  • 1 John 5:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child born of them.

    2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.

  • 1 John 3:24
    70%

    24 And he who keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.

  • 2 John 1:9
    70%

    9 Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son.

  • John 4:24
    70%

    24 God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

  • 1 John 2:20
    69%

    20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.

  • Phil 2:11
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    11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  • John 3:6
    69%

    6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

  • 1 Cor 3:16
    69%

    16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

  • 1 John 2:28-29
    2 verses
    69%

    28 And now, little children, abide in him, that when he appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

    29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him.

  • 1 John 2:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.

    23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

  • 1 John 1:3
    69%

    3 That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

  • 1 John 3:19
    68%

    19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

  • John 14:17
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    17 The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him: but you know him; for he dwells with you and will be in you.

  • 1 John 2:3
    68%

    3 And by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

  • 1 Cor 1:6
    68%

    6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

  • 1 John 3:10
    68%

    10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: whoever does not do righteousness is not of God, nor he who does not love his brother.

  • 1 Cor 8:3
    67%

    3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

  • 1 John 2:16
    67%

    16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.

  • 1 John 2:5
    67%

    5 But whoever keeps his word, truly the love of God is perfected in him: by this we know that we are in him.

  • 2 Cor 11:4
    67%

    4 For if someone comes and preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit, which you have not received, or a different gospel, which you have not accepted, you might well bear with him.

  • John 15:26
    67%

    26 But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He shall testify of me.

  • 1 John 5:13
    67%

    13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God.

  • 1 Tim 3:16
    67%

    16 And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.