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| 4:1 | Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. |
| 4:2 | By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is of God, |
| 4:3 | and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is not of God. And this is that spirit of antichrist, which you have heard was coming and even now it is already in the world. |
| 4:4 | You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. |
| 4:5 | They are of the world. Therefore they speak from the world, and the world hears them. |
| 4:6 | We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. |
| 4:7 | Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. |
| 4:8 | He who does not love does not know God, because God is love. |
| 4:9 | In this the love of God was manifested toward us, in that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. |
| 4:10 | In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. |
| 4:11 | Beloved, if God loved us so much, we also should love one another. |
| 4:12 | No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. |
| 4:13 | By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. |
| 4:14 | And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. |
| 4:15 | Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. |
| 4:16 | And we have known and believed the love that God has toward us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. |
| 4:17 | By this is our love perfected, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. |
| 4:18 | There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. He who fears has not been made perfect in love. |
| 4:19 | We love Him because He first loved us. |
| 4:20 | If anyone says, "I love God," and yet hates his brother, he is a liar; because, he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? |
| 4:21 | And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God should love his brother also. |
| 4:1 | Dearely beloued, beleeue not euery spirit, but trie the spirits whether they are of God: for many false prophets are gone out into this worlde. |
| 4:2 | Hereby shall ye know the Spirit of God, Euery spirit which 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: but this is the spirit of Antichrist, of whome ye haue heard, how that he should come, and nowe already he is in this world. |
| 4:4 | Litle children, ye are of God, and haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in this world. |
| 4:5 | They are of this worlde, therefore speake they of this world, and this world heareth them. |
| 4:6 | We are of God, he that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Heereby knowe wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour. |
| 4:7 | Beloued, let vs loue one another: for loue commeth 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 | Herein was that loue of God made manifest amongst vs, because God sent that his onely begotten sonne into this world, that we might liue through him. |
| 4:10 | Herein is that loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be a reconciliation for our sinnes. |
| 4:11 | Beloued, if God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another. |
| 4:12 | No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs. |
| 4:13 | Hereby know we, that we dwell in him, and he in vs: because he hath giuen vs of his Spirit. |
| 4:14 | And we haue seene, and doe testifie, that the Father sent that Sonne to be ye Sauiour of the world. |
| 4:15 | Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the Sone of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God. |
| 4:16 | And we haue knowen, and beleeued ye loue that God hath in vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in him. |
| 4:17 | Herein is that loue perfect in vs, that we should haue boldnes in the day of iudgement: for as he is, euen so are we in this world. |
| 4:18 | There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: for feare hath painefulnesse: and he that feareth, is not perfect in loue. |
| 4:19 | We loue him, because he loued vs first. |
| 4:20 | If any man say, I loue God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for how can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God whom he hath not seene? |
| 4:21 | And this commandement haue we of him, that he that loueth God, should loue his brother also. |
| 4:1 | Ye beloved beleve not every sprete: but prove the spretes whether they are of God or no: for many falce Prophetes are gone out into the worlde. |
| 4:2 | Herby shall ye knowe the sprete of God. Every sprete that confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesshe is of God. |
| 4:3 | And every sprete which cofesseth not yt Iesus Christ is come in the flesshe is not of God. And this is that sprete of Antichrist of whom ye have hearde howe that he shuld come: and even now alredy is he in the worlde. |
| 4:4 | Lytell chyldre ye are of God and have overcome them: for greater is he yt is in you then he that is in the worlde. |
| 4:5 | They are of the worlde and therfore speake they of the worlde and the worlde heareth them. |
| 4:6 | We are of God. He yt knoweth God heareth vs: he that is not of God heareth vs not. Herby knowe we ye sprete of veritie and the sprete of erroure. |
| 4:7 | Beloved let vs love one another: for love cometh of God. And every one that loveth is borne of God and knoweth God. |
| 4:8 | He that loveth not knoweth not God: for God is love. |
| 4:9 | In this appered ye love of god to vs ward because that god sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde that we myght live thorow him. |
| 4:10 | Herin is love not that we loved god but that he loved vs and sent his sonne to make agrement for oure sinnes. |
| 4:11 | Beloved yf god so loved vs we ought also to love one another. |
| 4:12 | No man hath sene god at enytyme. Yf we love one another god dwelleth in vs and his love is parfect in vs. |
| 4:13 | Herby know we that we dwell in him and he in vs: because he hath geven vs of his sprete. |
| 4:14 | And we have sene and do testifie that the father sent the sonne which is the saveour of the worlde. |
| 4:15 | Whosoever confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of god in him dwelleth god and he in god. |
| 4:16 | And we have knowen and beleved the love that god hath to vs. God is love and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in god and god in him. |
| 4:17 | Herin is the love perfect in vs that we shuld have trust in the daye of iudgement: For as he is even so are we in this worlde. |
| 4:18 | Ther is no feare in love but parfect love casteth out all feare for feare hath paynfulnes. He yt feareth is not parfect in love. |
| 4:19 | We love him for he loved vs fyrst. |
| 4:20 | Yf a man saye I love god and yet hate his brother he is a lyar. For how can he yt loveth not his brother whom he hath sene love god whom he hath not sene? |
| 4:21 | And this commaundemet have we of him: that he which loveth God shuld love his brother also. |
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