1 John 4:2

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,

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 12:3 : 3 wherefore, I give you to understand that no one, in the Spirit of God speaking, saith Jesus `is' anathema, and no one is able to say Jesus `is' Lord, except in the Holy Spirit.
  • John 1:14 : 14 And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.
  • John 16:13-15 : 13 and when He may come -- the Spirit of truth -- He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you; 14 He will glorify me, because of mine He will take, and will tell to you. 15 `All things, as many as the Father hath, are mine; because of this I said, That of mine He will take, and will tell to you;
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety -- God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!
  • 1 John 2:23 : 23 every one who is denying the Son, neither hath he the Father, `he who is confessing the Son hath the Father also.'
  • 1 John 4:3 : 3 and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is not; and this is that of the antichrist, which ye heard that it doth come, and now in the world it is already.
  • 1 John 5:1 : 1 Every one who is believing that Jesus is the Christ, of God he hath been begotten, and every one who is loving Him who did beget, doth love also him who is begotten of Him:

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  • 1 John 4:3-9
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    3and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is not; and this is that of the antichrist, which ye heard that it doth come, and now in the world it is already.

    4Ye -- of God ye are, little children, and ye have overcome them; because greater is He who `is' in you, than he who is in the world.

    5They -- of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;

    6we -- of God we are; he who is knowing God doth hear us; he who is not of God, doth not hear us; from this we know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error.

    7Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God;

    8he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

    9In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son -- the only begotten -- hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;

  • 1 John 4:15-17
    3 verses
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    15whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God in him doth remain, and he in God;

    16and we -- we have known and believed the love, that God hath in us; God is love, and he who is remaining in the love, in God he doth remain, and God in him.

    17In this made perfect hath been the love with us, that boldness we may have in the day of the judgment, because even as He is, we -- we also are in this world;

  • 1 John 4:12-13
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    12God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us;

    13in this we know that in Him we do remain, and He in us, because of His Spirit He hath given us.

  • 1 John 4:1
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    1Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

  • 1 John 5:5-7
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    5who is he who is overcoming the world, if not he who is believing that Jesus is the Son of God?

    6This one is he who did come through water and blood -- Jesus the Christ, not in the water only, but in the water and the blood; and the Spirit it is that is testifying, because the Spirit is the truth,

    7because three are who are testifying `in the heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these -- the three -- are one;

  • 2 John 1:7
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    7because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.

  • 1 Cor 2:10-12
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    10but to us did God reveal `them' through His Spirit, for the Spirit all things doth search, even the depths of God,

    11for who of men hath known the things of the man, except the spirit of the man that `is' in him? so also the things of God no one hath known, except the Spirit of God.

    12And we the spirit of the world did not receive, but the Spirit that `is' of God, that we may know the things conferred by God on us,

  • 1 John 5:20
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    20and we have known that the Son of God is come, and hath given us a mind, that we may know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ; this one is the true God and the life age-during!

  • 1 Cor 12:3
    72%

    3wherefore, I give you to understand that no one, in the Spirit of God speaking, saith Jesus `is' anathema, and no one is able to say Jesus `is' Lord, except in the Holy Spirit.

  • Rom 8:9
    71%

    9And ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God doth dwell in you; and if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ -- this one is not His;

  • Rom 8:16
    70%

    16The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

  • 1 John 5:1-2
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    1Every one who is believing that Jesus is the Christ, of God he hath been begotten, and every one who is loving Him who did beget, doth love also him who is begotten of Him:

    2in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;

  • 1 John 3:24
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    24and he who is keeping His commands, in Him he doth remain, and He in him; and in this we know that He doth remain in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.

  • 2 John 1:9
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    9every one who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one hath both the Father and the Son;

  • John 4:24
    70%

    24God `is' a Spirit, and those worshipping Him, in spirit and truth it doth behove to worship.'

  • 1 John 2:20
    69%

    20And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and have known all things;

  • Phil 2:11
    69%

    11and every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ `is' Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  • John 3:6
    69%

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

  • 1 Cor 3:16
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    16have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

  • 1 John 2:28-29
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    28And now, little children, remain in him, that when he may be manifested, we may have boldness, and may not be ashamed before him, in his presence;

    29if ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every one doing the righteousness, of him hath been begotten.

  • 1 John 2:22-23
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    22Who is the liar, except he who is denying that Jesus is the Christ? this one is the antichrist who is denying the Father and the Son;

    23every one who is denying the Son, neither hath he the Father, `he who is confessing the Son hath the Father also.'

  • 1 John 1:3
    69%

    3that which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship `is' with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ;

  • 1 John 3:19
    68%

    19and in this we know that of the truth we are, and before Him we shall assure our hearts,

  • John 14:17
    68%

    17the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it doth not behold him, nor know him, and ye know him, because he doth remain with you, and shall be in you.

  • 1 John 2:3
    68%

    3and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;

  • 1 Cor 1:6
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    6according as the testimony of the Christ was confirmed in you,

  • 1 John 3:10
    68%

    10In this manifest are the children of God, and the children of the devil; every one who is not doing righteousness, is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother,

  • 1 Cor 8:3
    67%

    3and if any one doth love God, this one hath been known by Him.

  • 1 John 2:16
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    16because all that `is' in the world -- the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life -- is not of the Father, but of the world,

  • 1 John 2:5
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    5and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.

  • 2 Cor 11:4
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    4for if, indeed, he who is coming doth preach another Jesus whom we did not preach, or another Spirit ye receive which ye did not receive, or other good news which ye did not accept -- well were ye bearing `it',

  • John 15:26
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    26`And when the Comforter may come, whom I will send to you from the Father -- the Spirit of truth, who from the Father doth come forth, he will testify of me;

  • 1 John 5:13
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    13These things I did write to you who are believing in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that life ye have age-during, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.

  • 1 Tim 3:16
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    16and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety -- God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!