King James Version
1 John 4:1-6
1BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100notμὴmēG3361everyπαντὶpantiG3956spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,butἀλλὰallaG235tryδοκιμάζετεdokimazeteG1381the spiritsτὰ πνεύματαta pneumataG3588G4151whetherεἰeiG1487they areἐστιν,estinG1510ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316:becauseὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578are gone outἐξεληλύθασινexelēluthasinG1831intoεἰςeisG1519the worldτὸν κόσμον.ton kosmonG3588G2889.
2Herebyἐν τούτῳen toutōG1722G3778know yeγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588G4151of Godτοῦ θεοῦ·tou theouG3588G2316:EveryπᾶνpanG3956spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatὃhoG3739confesseth thatὁμολογεῖhomologeiG3670JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547is comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561isἐστιν.estinG1510ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316:
3AndκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatὃhoG3739confessethὁμολογεῖhomologeiG3670notμὴmēG3361that Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνton IēsounG3588G2424ChristG5547is comeG2064inG1722the fleshG4561isἔστιν·estinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316:andκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510thatτὸtoG3588spiritof antichristτοῦ ἀντιχρίστουtou antichristouG3588G500,whereofὃhoG3739ye have heardἀκηκόατεakēkoateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it should comeG2064;andκαὶkaiG2532even nowνῦνnunG3568alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235is itἐστὶνestinG1510inG1722the worldτῷ κόσμῳtō kosmōG3588G2889.
4YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστε,esteG1510ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316,little childrenτεκνία,tekniaG5040,andκαὶkaiG2532have overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528themαὐτούς,autousG846:becauseὅτιhotiG3754greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173is heἐστὶνestinG1510thatὁhoG3588is inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thanἢēG2228he thatὁhoG3588is inἐνenG1722the worldτῷ κόσμῳ.tō kosmōG3588G2889.
6WeG1473areἐσμεν·esmenG1510ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316:he that knowethγινώσκωνginōskōnG1097Godὁ θεὸνho theonG3588G2316hearethἀκούειakoueiG191usG1473;he thatὃςhosG3739isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537Godτὸν θεοῦton theouG3588G2316hearethἀκούειakoueiG191notοὐκoukG3756usG1473.HerebyἐκekG1537τούτουtoutouG3778know weγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097the spiritτοῦ πνεῦμαtou pneumaG3588G4151of truthτὸ ἀληθείαςto alētheiasG3588G225,andκαὶkaiG2532the spiritτῆς πνεῦμαtēs pneumaG3588G4151of errorτὸ πλάνης.¶to planēsG3588G4106.τῆςtēsG3588
Commentaries on 1 John 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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