Testing the Spirits 3 DBY and every spirit which does not confess Jesus Christ come in flesh is not of God: and this is that power of the antichrist, of which ye have heard that it comes, and now it is already in the world. BSB BSB: and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
4 DBY Ye are of God, children, and have overcome them, because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world. BSB BSB: You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
5 DBY They are of the world; for this reason they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. BSB BSB: They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
6 DBY We are of God; he that knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. BSB BSB: We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
Love Comes from God 7 DBY Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God. BSB BSB: Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
10 DBY Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins. BSB BSB: And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
11 DBY Beloved, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another. BSB BSB: Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
12 DBY No one has seen God at any time: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us. BSB BSB: No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
13 DBY Hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, that he has given to us of his Spirit. BSB BSB: By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
14 DBY And we have seen, and testify, that the Father has sent the Son as Saviour of the world. BSB BSB: And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
15 DBY Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. BSB BSB: If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
17 DBY Herein has love been perfected with us that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that even as he is, we also are in this world. BSB BSB: In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
18 DBY There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has torment, and he that fears has not been made perfect in love. BSB BSB: There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
19 DBY We love because he has first loved us. BSB BSB: We love because He first loved us.
20 DBY If any one say, I love God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? BSB BSB: If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
21 DBY And this commandment have we from him, That he that loves God love also his brother. BSB BSB: And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
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