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1 John 4:1-6

1BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100noteveryspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,butprovethespiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151,whethertheyareG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;becausemanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183falseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578areG1510goneG1831outintotheworldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.

2HerebyknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097yetheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofGodθεοῦ·theouG2316:everyspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatconfesseththatJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547isG1510comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064inthefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561isG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:

3andeveryspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatconfessethnotJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424isG1510notofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:andthisisG1510thespiritG4151oftheantichristἀντιχρίστουantichristouG500, whereof yehaveheardG191thatitcometh;andnowνῦνnunG3568itisG1510intheworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235.

4YeareG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,mylittleτεκνία,tekniaG5040children,andhaveovercomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528them:becausegreaterG3173isG1510hethatisG1510inyouthanhethatisG1510intheworldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.

5TheyareG1510oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889:thereforespeakλαλοῦσινlalousinG2980theyasoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andtheworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889heareththem.

6WeareG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:hethatknowethGodθεὸνtheonG2316hearethus;hewhoisG1510notofGodθεοῦtheouG2316hearethusnot.BythisweknowG1097thespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151oftruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,andthespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151oferrorG4106.

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