New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 4:1-6

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.

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