New American Standard Bible 2020

1 John 4:1-6

1BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,do not believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100everyπαντὶpantiG3956spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,but testδοκιμάζετεdokimazeteG1381the spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151to see whetherεἰeiG1487they are from GodθεοῦtheouG2316,becauseὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183falseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578have goneG1831outG1831into 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,whichG3739you have heardἀκηκόατεakēkoateG191is 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.The one who knowsγινώσκωνginōskōnG1097GodθεὸνtheonG2316listensἀκούειakoueiG191to us;the one whoὃςhosG3739is not from GodθεοῦtheouG2316does not listenἀκούειakoueiG191to us. By thisτούτουtoutouG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097the spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andthe spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of errorπλάνης.¶planēsG4106.

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