1 John 4:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 John 4:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 4:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 4:2 WEB — 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,”

1 John 4:2 — World English Bible

1 John 4:2 ASV — 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:”

1 John 4:2 — American Standard Version

1 John 4:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

1 John 4:2 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 4:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses Jesus Christ come in flesh is of God;”

1 John 4:2 — Darby Translation

1 John 4:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

1 John 4:2 — Geneva Bible

1 John 4:2 in Context — 1 John 4

1 AMADOS, no creáis á todo espíritu, sino probad los espíritus si son de Dios: porque muchos falsos profetas son salidos en el mundo.

2 En esto conoced el Espíritu de Dios: todo espíritu que confiesa que Jesucristo es venido en carne es de Dios:

3 Y todo espíritu que no confiesa que Jesucristo es venido en carne, no es de Dios: y éste es el [espíritu] del anticristo, del cual vosotros habéis oído que ha de venir, y que ahora ya está en el mundo.

4 Hijitos, vosotros sois de Dios, y los habéis vencido; porque el que en vosotros está, es mayor que el que está en el mundo.

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What Does 1 John 4:2 Mean?

1 John 4:2 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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