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| 4:1 | Beloued, beleeue not euery spirit, but trie the spirits, whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. |
| 4:2 | Hereby know ye the spirit of God: euery spirit that confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God. |
| 4:3 | And euery Spirit that confesseth not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God: and this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof you haue heard, that it should come, and euen now already is it in the world. |
| 4:4 | Ye are of God, little children, and haue ouercome them: because greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the world. |
| 4:5 | They are of the world: therefore speake they of the world, and the world heareth them. |
| 4:6 | We are of God: hee that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God heareth not vs, hereby know wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour. |
| 4:7 | Beloued, let vs loue one another; for loue is of God: and euery one that loueth, is borne of God and knoweth God. |
| 4:8 | Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue. |
| 4:9 | In this was manifested the loue of God towards vs, because that God sent his only begotten Sonne into the world, that we might liue through him. |
| 4:10 | Herein is loue, not that wee loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be ye propitiation for our sins. |
| 4:11 | Beloued, if God so loued vs, wee ought also to loue one another. |
| 4:12 | No man hath seene God at any time. If wee loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfected in vs. |
| 4:13 | Hereby know wee that we dwell in him and he in vs, because hee hath giuen vs of his Spirit. |
| 4:14 | And we haue seene, and doe testifie, that the Father sent the Sonne to be the Sauiour of the world. |
| 4:15 | Whosoeuer shall confesse that Iesus is the Sonne of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. |
| 4:16 | And we haue knowen and beleeued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and hee that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in him. |
| 4:17 | Herein is our loue made perfect, that wee may haue boldnesse in the day of Iudgement, because as hee is, so are we in this world. |
| 4:18 | There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: because feare hath torment: hee that feareth, is not made perfect in loue. |
| 4:19 | We loue him: because hee first loued vs. |
| 4:20 | If a man say, I loue God, and hateth his brother, he is a lyar. For hee that loueth not his brother whom hee hath seene, how can he loue God whom he hath not seene? |
| 4:21 | And this commandement haue we from him, that he who loueth God, loue his brother also. |
| 4:1 | Dearly beleued, beleue not ye euery sprete, but proue the spretes, whether they be of God. For many false prophetes are gone out in to the worlde. |
| 4:2 | Hereby shal ye knowe the sprete of God: Euery sprete which confesseth, that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God: |
| 4:3 | And euery sprete which confesseth not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not off God. And this is that sprete of Antechrist, off whom ye haue herde, how that he shal come, and euen now allready is he in the worlde. |
| 4:4 | Litle children, ye are off God, and haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the worlde. |
| 4:5 | They are off the worlde, therfore speake they off the worlde, and the worlde herkeneth vnto them. |
| 4:6 | We are of God, and he that knoweth God, herkeneth vnto vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Here by knowe we the sprete of trueth, and ye sprete of erroure. |
| 4:7 | Dearly beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God. And euery one yt loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God. |
| 4:8 | He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue. |
| 4:9 | By this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because that God sent his onely begotten sonne in to this worlde, that we mighte lyue thorow him. |
| 4:10 | Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to make agremet for oure synnes. |
| 4:11 | Dearly beloued, yf God so loued vs, we oughte also to loue one another. |
| 4:12 | No man hath sene God at eny tyme. Yf we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfecte in vs. |
| 4:13 | Hereby knowe we that we dwell in him, and he in vs, because he hath geuen vs of his sprete. |
| 4:14 | And we haue sene, & testifye that the father sent the sonne to be the Sauioure of the worlde. |
| 4:15 | Whosoeuer now confesseth yt Iesus is the sonne of God in him dwelleth God, and he in God: |
| 4:16 | and we haue knowne and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue dwelleth in God, and God in him. |
| 4:17 | Here in is the loue perfecte with vs, that we shulde haue a fre boldnesse in the daye of iudgment: for as he is, eue so are we in this worlde. |
| 4:18 | Feare is not in loue, but perfecte loue casteth out feare: for feare hath paynefulnes. He that feareth, is not perfecte in loue. |
| 4:19 | Let vs loue him, for he loued vs first. |
| 4:20 | Yf eny man saye: I loue God, & yet hateth his brother, he is a lyar. For he that loueth not his brother whom he seyth, how can he loue God, whom he seyth not? |
| 4:21 | And this comaundement haue we of him, that he which loueth God, shulde loue his brother also. |
| 4:1 | Moost dere britheren, nyle ye bileue to ech spirit, but preue ye spiritis, if thei ben of God; for many false prophetis wenten out in to the world. |
| 4:2 | In this thing the spirit of God is knowun; ech spirit that knowlechith that Jhesu Crist hath come in fleisch, is of God; |
| 4:3 | and ech spirit that fordoith Jhesu, is not of God. And this is antecrist, of whom ye herden, that he cometh; and riyt now he is in the world. |
| 4:4 | Ye, litle sones, ben of God, and ye han ouercome hym; for he that is in you is more, than he that is in the world. |
| 4:5 | Thei ben of the world, therfor thei speken of the world, and the world herith hem. |
| 4:6 | We ben of God; he that knowith God, herith vs; he that is not of God, herith not vs. In this thing we knowen the spirit of treuthe, and the spirit of errour. |
| 4:7 | Moost dere britheren, loue we togidere, for charite is of God; and ech that loueth his brother, is borun of God, and knowith God. |
| 4:8 | He that loueth not, knowith not God; for God is charite. |
| 4:9 | In this thing the charite of God apperide in vs, for God sente hise oon bigetun sone in to the world, that we lyue bi hym. |
| 4:10 | In this thing is charite, not as we hadden loued God, but for he firste louede vs, and sente hise sone foryyuenesse for oure synnes. |
| 4:11 | Ye moost dere britheren, if God louede vs, we owen to loue ech other. |
| 4:12 | No man say euer God; if we louen togidre, God dwellith in vs, and the charite of hym is perfit in vs. |
| 4:13 | In this thing we knowen, that we dwellen in hym, and he in vs; for of his spirit he yaf to vs. |
| 4:14 | And we sayen, and witnessen, that the fadir sente his sone sauyour of the world. |
| 4:15 | Who euer knowlechith, that Jhesu is the sone of God, God dwellith in him, and he in God. |
| 4:16 | And we han knowun, and bileuen to the charite, that God hath in vs. God is charite, and he that dwellith in charite, dwellith in God, and God in hym. |
| 4:17 | In this thing is the perfit charite of God with vs, that we haue trist in the dai of dom; for as he is, also we ben in this world. |
| 4:18 | Drede is not in charite, but perfit charite puttith out drede; for drede hath peyne. But he that dredith, is not perfit in charite. |
| 4:19 | Therfor loue we God, for he louede vs bifore. |
| 4:20 | If ony man seith, that `Y loue God, and hatith his brother, he is a liere. For he that loueth not his brothir, which he seeth, hou mai he loue God, whom he seeth not? |
| 4:21 | And we han this comaundement of God, that he that loueth God, loue also his brothir. |
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