1 John 4

GNT

1 ἀγαπητοί, μὴ παντὶ πνεύματι πιστεύετε, ἀλλὰ δοκιμάζετε τὰ πνεύματα εἰ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν, ὅτι πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐξεληλύθασιν εἰς τὸν κόσμον.

2 ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκετε τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ· πᾶν πνεῦμα ὃ ὁμολογεῖ ἰησοῦν χριστὸν ἐν σαρκὶ ἐληλυθότα ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν,

3 καὶ πᾶν πνεῦμα ὃ μὴ ὁμολογεῖ τὸν ἰησοῦν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν· καὶ τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ τοῦ ἀντιχρίστου, ὃ ἀκηκόατε ὅτι ἔρχεται, καὶ νῦν ἐν τῶ κόσμῳ ἐστὶν ἤδη.

4 ὑμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστε, τεκνία, καὶ νενικήκατε αὐτούς, ὅτι μείζων ἐστὶν ὁ ἐν ὑμῖν ἢ ὁ ἐν τῶ κόσμῳ.

5 αὐτοὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου εἰσίν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου λαλοῦσιν καὶ ὁ κόσμος αὐτῶν ἀκούει.

6 ἡμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐσμεν· ὁ γινώσκων τὸν θεὸν ἀκούει ἡμῶν, ὃς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἀκούει ἡμῶν. ἐκ τούτου γινώσκομεν τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πλάνης.

7 ἀγαπητοί, ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, ὅτι ἡ ἀγάπη ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀγαπῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ γεγέννηται καὶ γινώσκει τὸν θεόν.

8 ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν οὐκ ἔγνω τὸν θεόν, ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν.

9 ἐν τούτῳ ἐφανερώθη ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν, ὅτι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἀπέσταλκεν ὁ θεὸς εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα ζήσωμεν δι᾽ αὐτοῦ.

10 ἐν τούτῳ ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη, οὐχ ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠγαπήκαμεν τὸν θεόν, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι αὐτὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς καὶ ἀπέστειλεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἱλασμὸν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν.

11 ἀγαπητοί, εἰ οὕτως ὁ θεὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν.

12 θεὸν οὐδεὶς πώποτε τεθέαται· ἐὰν ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, ὁ θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν μένει καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη αὐτοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν τετελειωμένη ἐστιν.

13 ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐν αὐτῶ μένομεν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν ἡμῖν, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν.

14 καὶ ἡμεῖς τεθεάμεθα καὶ μαρτυροῦμεν ὅτι ὁ πατὴρ ἀπέσταλκεν τὸν υἱὸν σωτῆρα τοῦ κόσμου.

15 ὃς ἐὰν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, ὁ θεὸς ἐν αὐτῶ μένει καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῶ θεῶ.

16 καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐγνώκαμεν καὶ πεπιστεύκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην ἣν ἔχει ὁ θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν. ὁ θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν, καὶ ὁ μένων ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐν τῶ θεῶ μένει καὶ ὁ θεὸς ἐν αὐτῶ μένει.

17 ἐν τούτῳ τετελείωται ἡ ἀγάπη μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν, ἵνα παρρησίαν ἔχωμεν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς κρίσεως, ὅτι καθὼς ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν ἐν τῶ κόσμῳ τούτῳ.

18 φόβος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ, ἀλλ᾽ ἡ τελεία ἀγάπη ἔξω βάλλει τὸν φόβον, ὅτι ὁ φόβος κόλασιν ἔχει, ὁ δὲ φοβούμενος οὐ τετελείωται ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ.

19 ἡμεῖς ἀγαπῶμεν, ὅτι αὐτὸς πρῶτος ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς.

20 ἐάν τις εἴπῃ ὅτι ἀγαπῶ τὸν θεόν, καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῇ, ψεύστης ἐστίν· ὁ γὰρ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ὃν ἑώρακεν, τὸν θεὸν ὃν οὐχ ἑώρακεν οὐ δύναται ἀγαπᾶν.

21 καὶ ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔχομεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν θεὸν ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.

KJV

1  Beloved,²⁷ believe⁴¹⁰⁰ not³³⁶¹ every³⁹⁵⁶ spirit,⁴¹⁵¹ but²³⁵ try¹³⁸¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ spirits⁴¹⁵¹ whether¹⁴⁸⁷ they are²⁰⁷⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ God:²³¹⁶ because³⁷⁵⁴ many⁴¹⁸³ false prophets⁵⁵⁷⁸ are gone out¹⁸³¹ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ world.²⁸⁸⁹

2  Hereby^{1722 5129} know¹⁰⁹⁷ ye the³⁵⁸⁸ Spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of God:²³¹⁶ Every³⁹⁵⁶ spirit⁴¹⁵¹ that³⁷³⁹ confesseth³⁶⁷⁰ that Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ is come²⁰⁶⁴ in¹⁷²² the flesh⁴⁵⁶¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ God:²³¹⁶

3  And²⁵³² every³⁹⁵⁶ spirit⁴¹⁵¹ that³⁷³⁹ confesseth³⁶⁷⁰ not³³⁶¹ that Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ is come²⁰⁶⁴ in¹⁷²² the flesh⁴⁵⁶¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ not³⁷⁵⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ God:²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² this⁵¹²⁴ is²⁰⁷⁶ that³⁵⁸⁸ spirit of antichrist,⁵⁰⁰ whereof³⁷³⁹ ye have heard¹⁹¹ that³⁷⁵⁴ it should come;²⁰⁶⁴ and²⁵³² even now³⁵⁶⁸ already²²³⁵ is²⁰⁷⁶ it in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ world.²⁸⁸⁹

4  Ye⁵²¹⁰ are²⁰⁷⁵ of¹⁵³⁷ God,²³¹⁶ little children,⁵⁰⁴⁰ and²⁵³² have overcome³⁵²⁸ them:⁸⁴⁶ because³⁷⁵⁴ greater³¹⁸⁷ is²⁰⁷⁶ he³⁵⁸⁸ that is in¹⁷²² you,⁵²¹³ than²²²⁸ he³⁵⁸⁸ that is in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ world.²⁸⁸⁹

5  They⁸⁴⁶ are¹⁵²⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ world:²⁸⁸⁹ therefore^{1223 5124} speak²⁹⁸⁰ they of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ world,²⁸⁸⁹ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ world²⁸⁸⁹ heareth¹⁹¹ them.⁸⁴⁶

6  We²²⁴⁹ are²⁰⁷⁰ of¹⁵³⁷ God:²³¹⁶ he that knoweth¹⁰⁹⁷ God²³¹⁶ heareth¹⁹¹ us;²²⁵⁷ he that³⁷³⁹ is²⁰⁷⁶ not³⁷⁵⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ God²³¹⁶ heareth¹⁹¹ not³⁷⁵⁶ us.²²⁵⁷ Hereby^{1537 5127} know¹⁰⁹⁷ we the³⁵⁸⁸ spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of truth,²²⁵ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of error.⁴¹⁰⁶

7  Beloved,²⁷ let us love²⁵ one another:²⁴⁰ for³⁷⁵⁴ love²⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ God;²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² every one³⁹⁵⁶ that loveth²⁵ is born¹⁰⁸⁰ of¹⁵³⁷ God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² knoweth¹⁰⁹⁷ God.²³¹⁶

8  He that loveth²⁵ not³³⁶¹ knoweth¹⁰⁹⁷ not³⁷⁵⁶ God;²³¹⁶ for³⁷⁵⁴ God²³¹⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ love.²⁶

9  In¹⁷²² this⁵¹²⁹ was manifested⁵³¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ love²⁶ of God²³¹⁶ toward¹⁷²² us,²²⁵⁴ because³⁷⁵⁴ that God²³¹⁶ sent⁶⁴⁹ his⁸⁴⁸ only begotten³⁴³⁹ Son⁵²⁰⁷ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ world,²⁸⁸⁹ that²⁴⁴³ we might live²¹⁹⁸ through¹²²³ him.⁸⁴⁶

10  Herein^{1722 5129} is²⁰⁷⁶ love,²⁶ not³⁷⁵⁶ that³⁷⁵⁴ we²²⁴⁹ loved²⁵ God,²³¹⁶ but²³⁵ that³⁷⁵⁴ he⁸⁴⁶ loved²⁵ us,²²⁴⁸ and²⁵³² sent⁶⁴⁹ his⁸⁴⁸ Son⁵²⁰⁷ to be the propitiation²⁴³⁴ for⁴⁰¹² our²²⁵⁷ sins.²⁶⁶

11  Beloved,²⁷ if¹⁴⁸⁷ God²³¹⁶ so³⁷⁷⁹ loved²⁵ us,²²⁴⁸ we²²⁴⁹ ought³⁷⁸⁴ also²⁵³² to love²⁵ one another.²⁴⁰

12  No man³⁷⁶² hath seen²³⁰⁰ God²³¹⁶ at any time.⁴⁴⁵⁵ If¹⁴³⁷ we love²⁵ one another,²⁴⁰ God²³¹⁶ dwelleth³³⁰⁶ in¹⁷²² us,²²⁵⁴ and²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁸ love²⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ perfected⁵⁰⁴⁸ in¹⁷²² us.²²⁵⁴

13  Hereby^{1722 5129} know¹⁰⁹⁷ we that³⁷⁵⁴ we dwell³³⁰⁶ in¹⁷²² him,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² he⁸⁴⁶ in¹⁷²² us,²²⁵⁴ because³⁷⁵⁴ he hath given¹³²⁵ us²²⁵⁴ of¹⁵³⁷ his⁸⁴⁸ Spirit.⁴¹⁵¹

14  And²⁵³² we²²⁴⁹ have seen²³⁰⁰ and²⁵³² do testify³¹⁴⁰ that³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ Father³⁹⁶² sent⁶⁴⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Son⁵²⁰⁷ to be the Savior⁴⁹⁹⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ world.²⁸⁸⁹

15  Whosoever^{3739 302} shall confess³⁶⁷⁰ that³⁷⁵⁴ Jesus²⁴²⁴ is²⁰⁷⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ Son⁵²⁰⁷ of God,²³¹⁶ God²³¹⁶ dwelleth³³⁰⁶ in¹⁷²² him,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² he⁸⁴⁶ in¹⁷²² God.²³¹⁶

16  And²⁵³² we²²⁴⁹ have known¹⁰⁹⁷ and²⁵³² believed⁴¹⁰⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ love²⁶ that³⁷³⁹ God²³¹⁶ hath²¹⁹² to¹⁷²² us.²²⁵⁴ God²³¹⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ love;²⁶ and²⁵³² he that dwelleth³³⁰⁶ in¹⁷²² love²⁶ dwelleth³³⁰⁶ in¹⁷²² God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² God²³¹⁶ in¹⁷²² him.⁸⁴⁶

17  Herein^{1722 5129} is³³²⁶ our²²⁵⁷ love²⁶ made perfect,⁵⁰⁴⁸ that²⁴⁴³ we may have²¹⁹² boldness³⁹⁵⁴ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ day²²⁵⁰ of judgment:²⁹²⁰ because³⁷⁵⁴ as²⁵³¹ he¹⁵⁶⁵ is,²⁰⁷⁶ so²⁵³² are²⁰⁷⁰ we²²⁴⁹ in¹⁷²² this⁵¹²⁹ world.²⁸⁸⁹

18  There is²⁰⁷⁶ no³⁷⁵⁶ fear⁵⁴⁰¹ in¹⁷²² love;²⁶ but²³⁵ perfect⁵⁰⁴⁶ love²⁶ casteth⁹⁰⁶ out¹⁸⁵⁴ fear:⁵⁴⁰¹ because³⁷⁵⁴ fear⁵⁴⁰¹ hath²¹⁹² torment.^{2851 1161} He that feareth⁵³⁹⁹ is not³⁷⁵⁶ made perfect⁵⁰⁴⁸ in¹⁷²² love.²⁶

19  We²²⁴⁹ love²⁵ him,⁸⁴⁶ because³⁷⁵⁴ he⁸⁴⁶ first⁴⁴¹³ loved²⁵ us.²²⁴⁸

20  If¹⁴³⁷ a man⁵¹⁰⁰ say,²⁰³⁶ I love²⁵ God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² hateth³⁴⁰⁴ his⁸⁴⁸ brother,⁸⁰ he is²⁰⁷⁶ a liar:⁵⁵⁸³ for¹⁰⁶³ he that loveth²⁵ not³³⁶¹ his⁸⁴⁸ brother⁸⁰ whom³⁷³⁹ he hath seen,³⁷⁰⁸ how⁴⁴⁵⁹ can¹⁴¹⁰ he love²⁵ God²³¹⁶ whom³⁷³⁹ he hath not³⁷⁵⁶ seen?³⁷⁰⁸

21  And²⁵³² this⁵⁰²⁶ commandment¹⁷⁸⁵ have²¹⁹² we from⁵⁷⁵ him,⁸⁴⁶ That²⁴⁴³ he who loveth²⁵ God²³¹⁶ love²⁵ his⁸⁴⁸ brother⁸⁰ also.²⁵³²

Vul

1 Carissimi, nolite omni spiritui credere, sed probate spiritus si ex Deo sint: quoniam multi pseudoprophetæ exierunt in mundum.

2 In hoc cognoscitur Spiritus Dei: omnis spiritus qui confitetur Jesum Christum in carne venisse, ex Deo est:

3 et omnis spiritus qui solvit Jesum, ex Deo non est, et hic est antichristus, de quo audistis quoniam venit, et nunc jam in mundo est.

4 Vos ex Deo estis filioli, et vicistis eum, quoniam major est qui in vobis est, quam qui in mundo.

5 Ipsi de mundo sunt: ideo de mundo loquuntur, et mundus eos audit.

6 Nos ex Deo sumus. Qui novit Deum, audit nos; qui non est ex Deo, non audit nos: in hoc cognoscimus Spiritum veritatis, et spiritum erroris.

7 Carissimi, diligamus nos invicem: quia caritas ex Deo est. Et omnis qui diligit, ex Deo natus est, et cognoscit Deum.

8 Qui non diligit, non novit Deum: quoniam Deus caritas est.

9 In hoc apparuit caritas Dei in nobis, quoniam Filium suum unigenitum misit Deus in mundum, ut vivamus per eum.

10 In hoc est caritas: non quasi nos dilexerimus Deum, sed quoniam ipse prior dilexit nos, et misit Filium suum propitiationem pro peccatis nostris.

11 Carissimi, si sic Deus dilexit nos: et nos debemus alterutrum diligere.

12 Deum nemo vidit umquam. Si diligamus invicem, Deus in nobis manet, et caritas ejus in nobis perfecta est.

13 In hoc cognoscimus quoniam in eo manemus, et ipse in nobis: quoniam de Spiritu suo dedit nobis.

14 Et nos vidimus, et testificamur quoniam Pater misit Filium suum Salvatorem mundi.

15 Quisquis confessus fuerit quoniam Jesus est Filius Dei, Deus in eo manet, et ipse in Deo.

16 Et nos cognovimus, et credidimus caritati, quam habet Deus in nobis. Deus caritas est: et qui manet in caritate, in Deo manet, et Deus in eo.

17 In hoc perfecta est caritas Dei nobiscum, ut fiduciam habeamus in die judicii: quia sicut ille est, et nos sumus in hoc mundo.

18 Timor non est in caritate: sed perfecta caritas foras mittit timorem, quoniam timor pœnam habet: qui autem timet, non est perfectus in caritate.

19 Nos ergo diligamus Deum, quoniam Deus prior dilexit nos.

20 Si quis dixerit: Quoniam diligo Deum, et fratrem suum oderit, mendax est. Qui enim non diligit fratrem suum quem vidit, Deum, quem non vidit, quomodo potest diligere?

21 Et hoc mandatum habemus a Deo: ut qui diligit Deum, diligat et fratrem suum.