New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 4

Testing the Spirits

1BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,do not believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100everyπαντὶpantiG3956spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,but testδοκιμάζετεdokimazeteG1381the spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151to see whetherεἰeiG1487they are from GodθεοῦtheouG2316,becauseὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183falseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578have goneἐξεληλύθασινexelēluthasinG1831out into the worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.

2By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316:everyπᾶνpanG3956spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatconfessesὁμολογεῖhomologeiG3670thatJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547has comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561is from GodθεοῦtheouG2316;

3and everyπᾶνpanG3956spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatdoes not confessὁμολογεῖhomologeiG3670JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424is not from GodθεοῦtheouG2316;thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778is the spirit of theantichristἀντιχρίστουantichristouG500,of whichG3739you have heardἀκηκόατεakēkoateG191that it is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064, andnowνῦνnunG3568it is alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235in the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889.

4You are from GodθεοῦtheouG2316,littleτεκνία,tekniaG5040childrenG5040, andhave overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528them; becauseὅτιhotiG3754greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173is He who is in you thanἢēG2228he who is in the worldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.

5They are from the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889;thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778they speakλαλοῦσινlalousinG2980asfrom the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,and the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889listensἀκούει.akoueiG191to them.

6We are from GodθεοῦtheouG2316;he who knowsγινώσκωνginōskōnG1097GodθεὸνtheonG2316listensἀκούειakoueiG191to us;he whoὃςhosG3739is not from GodθεοῦtheouG2316does not listenἀκούειakoueiG191to us. By thisτούτουtoutouG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097the spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andthe spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of errorπλάνης.¶planēsG4106.

God Is Love

7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27, let usloveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240anotherG240,for loveἀγάπηagapēG26is from GodθεοῦtheouG2316; andeveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnG25isbornγεγέννηταιgegennētaiG1080of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andknowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097Godθεόν·theonG2316.

8The one who does not loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25does not knowἔγνωegnōG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316, forGodθεὸςtheosG2316is loveἀγάπηagapēG26.

9By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778the loveἀγάπηagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316was manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319in us, thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316has sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649HisonlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439begottenG3439SonυἱὸνhuionG5207into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889soἵναinaG2443that we might liveζήσωμενzēsōmenG2198throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him.

10In thisτούτῳtoutōG3778is loveἀγάπη,agapēG26,not that we lovedἠγαπήκαμενēgapēkamenG25Godθεόν,theonG2316, but thatHe lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25us and sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649His SonυἱὸνhuionG5207to bethe propitiationἱλασμὸνhilasmonG2434for our sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.

11BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25us,we alsoκαὶkaiG2532oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784to loveἀγαπᾶν·agapanG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240.

12NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has seenτεθέαται·tetheataiG2300GodθεὸνtheonG2316at anyG4455timeπώποτεpōpoteG4455;ifἐὰνeanG1437we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240anotherG240,GodθεὸςtheosG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306in us, and HisloveἀγάπηagapēG26is perfectedτετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēG5048in us.

13By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097that we abideμένομενmenomenG3306in Him and He in us, becauseG3754He has givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325us of His SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

14We have seenτεθεάμεθαtetheamethaG2300andtestifyμαρτυροῦμενmarturoumenG3140that the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962hassentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207to bethe SaviorσωτῆραsōtēraG4990of the worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889.

15Whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437confessesὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670thatJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424is the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,GodθεὸςtheosG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306in him, and he in Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

16We have comeἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097to knowG1097and have believedπεπιστεύκαμενpepisteukamenG4100the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichἣνhēnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasἔχειecheiG2192for us.GodθεὸςtheosG2316is loveἀγάπηagapēG26, and the one whoabidesμένωνmenōnG3306in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26abidesμένει,meneiG3306in GodθεῷtheōG2316,and GodθεὸςtheosG2316abidesμένει.meneiG3306in him.

17By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778,loveἀγάπηagapēG26is perfectedτετελείωταιteteleiōtaiG5048with us, so that we may haveἔχωμενechōmenG2192confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inthe dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεως,kriseōsG2920;becauseὅτιhotiG3754as He is, so alsoκαὶkaiG2532are we in thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889.

18There is noG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401in loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26; butperfectτελείαteleiaG5046loveἀγάπηagapēG26castsβάλλειballeiG906out fearφόβον,phobonG5401,becauseὅτιhotiG3754fearφόβοςphobosG5401involvesἔχει·echeiG2192punishmentκόλασινkolasinG2851,and the one who fearsφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399is notperfectedτετελείωταιteteleiōtaiG5048in loveἀγάπῃ.agapēG26.

19We loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25,becauseὅτιhotiG3754He firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25us.

20IfἐάνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100saysG3004, “I loveἀγαπῶagapōG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316,” andhatesμισῇ,misēaG3404his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80, he is aliarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583; forthe one who does not loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80whomὃνhonG3739he has seenἑώρακεν,he'ōrakenG3708,cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410 G3756loveἀγαπᾶν·agapanG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316whomὃνhonG3739he has not seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708.

21AndthisταύτηνtautēnG3778commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785we haveἔχομενechomenG2192from Him, that the one who lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316should loveἀγαπᾷagapaG25his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80alsoG2532.

Testing the Spirits

God Is Love

Commentaries on 1 John 4