1 John 4
Revised Version 1895
1BelovedG27, believeG4100 notG3361 everyG3956 spiritG4151, butG235 prove theG3956 spiritsG4151, whetherG1487 theyG3754 areG1510 ofG1537 GodG2316: becauseG3754 manyG4183 falseG5578 prophetsG5578 areG1510 goneG1831 outG1831 intoG1519 theG3956 worldG2889. 2Hereby knowG1097 ye theG3956 SpiritG4151 ofG1537 GodG2316: everyG3956 spiritG4151 whichG3739 confesseth thatG3739 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 isG1510 comeG2064 inG1722 theG3956 fleshG4561 isG1510 ofG1537 GodG2316: 3andG2532 everyG3956 spiritG4151 whichG3739 confesseth notG3756 JesusG2424 isG1510 notG3756 ofG1537 GodG2316: andG2532 thisG3778 isG1510 theG3956 spiritG4151 ofG1537 theG3956 antichristG500, whereof ye haveG1510 heardG191 thatG3754 itG191 cometh; andG2532 nowG3568 itG191 isG1510 inG1722 theG3956 worldG2889 alreadyG2235. 4Ye areG1510 ofG1537 GodG2316, myG1722 littleG5040 childrenG5040, andG2532 haveG1510 overcomeG3528 themG846: becauseG3754 greaterG3173 isG1510 heG2532 thatG3754 isG1510 inG1722 youG5210 thanG2228 heG2532 thatG3754 isG1510 inG1722 theG3588 worldG2889. 5TheyG846 areG1510 ofG1537 theG3588 worldG2889: thereforeG1223 speakG2980 theyG846 asG2532 ofG1537 theG3588 worldG2889, andG2532 theG3588 worldG2889 heareth themG846. 6WeG2249 areG1510 ofG1537 GodG2316: heG2532 thatG3739 knoweth GodG2316 heareth usG1537; heG2532 whoG3739 isG1510 notG3756 ofG1537 GodG2316 heareth usG1537 notG3756. ByG1537 thisG3778 weG2249 knowG1097 theG3588 spiritG4151 ofG1537 truthG225, andG2532 theG3588 spiritG4151 ofG1537 errorG4106. 7BelovedG27, letG1510 usG1537 loveG26 oneG240 anotherG240: forG3754 loveG26 isG1510 ofG1537 GodG2316; andG2532 everyG3956 oneG240 thatG3754 loveth isG1510 begottenG1080 ofG1537 GodG2316, andG2532 knoweth GodG2316. 8HeG3754 thatG3754 loveth notG3756 knoweth notG3756 GodG2316; forG3754 GodG2316 isG1510 loveG26. 9Herein was theG3588 loveG26 ofG5207 GodG2316 manifestedG5319 inG1722 usG1519, thatG3754 GodG2316 hath sentG649 hisG846 onlyG3439 begottenG3439 SonG5207 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889, thatG3754 weG2249 mightG2198 liveG2198 throughG1223 himG846. 10Herein isG1510 loveG26, notG3756 thatG3754 weG2249 lovedG25 GodG2316, butG235 thatG3754 heG2532 lovedG25 usG1722, andG2532 sentG649 hisG846 SonG5207 toG2532 beG1510 theG3588 propitiationG2434 forG3754 ourG2316 sinsG266. 11BelovedG27, ifG1487 GodG2316 soG2532 lovedG25 us, weG2249 alsoG2532 oughtG3784 toG2532 loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240. 12NoG3762 manG3762 hath beheld GodG2316 at anyG3762 timeG4455: ifG1437 weG2249 loveG26 oneG3762 anotherG240, GodG2316 abideth inG1722 usG1722, andG2532 hisG846 loveG26 isG1510 perfectedG5048 inG1722 usG1722: 13hereby knowG1097 weG2249 thatG3754 weG2249 abideG3306 inG1722 himG846, andG2532 heG2532 inG1722 usG1325, becauseG3754 heG2532 hath givenG1325 usG1325 ofG1537 hisG846 SpiritG4151. 14AndG2532 weG2249 have beheld andG2532 bearG3140 witnessG3140 thatG3754 theG3588 FatherG3962 hath sentG649 theG3588 SonG5207 toG2532 beG2532 theG3588 Saviour ofG5207 theG3588 worldG2889. 15Whosoever shallG2532 confessG3670 thatG3754 JesusG2424 isG1510 theG3588 SonG5207 ofG5207 GodG2316, GodG2316 abideth inG1722 himG846, andG2532 heG2532 inG1722 GodG2316. 16AndG2532 weG2249 knowG1097 andG2532 have believedG4100 theG3588 loveG26 whichG3739 GodG2316 hath inG1722 usG1722. GodG2316 isG1510 loveG26; andG2532 heG2532 thatG3739 abideth inG1722 loveG26 abideth inG1722 GodG2316, andG2532 GodG2316 abideth inG1722 himG846. 17Herein isG1510 loveG26 madeG5048 perfectG5048 withG3326 usG1722, thatG3754 weG2249 mayG2532 have boldnessG3954 inG1722 theG3588 dayG2250 ofG2250 judgmentG2920; becauseG3754 asG2531 heG2532 isG1510, evenG2532 soG2443 areG1510 weG2249 inG1722 thisG3778 worldG2889. 18ThereG1510 isG1510 noG3756 fearG5401 inG1722 loveG26: butG1161 perfectG5046 loveG26 casteth outG1854 fearG5401, becauseG3754 fearG5401 hath punishmentG2851; andG1161 heG3754 thatG3754 feareth isG1510 notG3756 madeG5048 perfectG5046 inG1722 loveG26. 19WeG2249 loveG25, becauseG3754 heG846 firstG4413 lovedG25 us. 20IfG1437 aG1510 manG5100 sayG3004, IG3739 loveG25 GodG2316, andG2532 hateth hisG846 brotherG80, heG2532 isG1510 aG1510 liarG5583: forG1063 heG2532 thatG3754 loveth notG3756 hisG846 brotherG80 whomG3739 heG2532 hath seenG3708, cannotG3756 loveG25 GodG2316 whomG3739 heG2532 hath notG3756 seenG3708. 21AndG2532 thisG3778 commandmentG1785 have weG3778 fromG575 himG846, thatG2443 heG2532 whoG3588 loveth GodG2316 loveG25 hisG846 brotherG80 alsoG2532.
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
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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