1 John 4:2 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

1 My dearest, if God hath so loved us; we also ought to love one another.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

By this you may know (perceive and recognize) the Spirit of God: every spirit which acknowledges and confesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ (the Messiah) [actually] has become man and has come in the flesh is of God [has God for its source];

American Standard Version (1901)

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

Common English Bible

This is how you know if a spirit comes from God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come as a human is from God,

Catholic Public Domain Version

The Spirit of God may be known in this way. Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has arrived in the flesh is of God;

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

By this is the spirit of God known. Every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God:

1 John 4:2 Cross References

John 1:14

2 They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?

1 Corinthians 12:3

2 For as the body is one, and hath many members; and all the members of the body, whereas they are many, yet are one body, so also is Christ.

1 Timothy 3:16

A faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

1 John 1:2

My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. But if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the just:

1 John 2:23

And every one that hath this hope in him, sanctifieth himself, as he also is holy.

1 John 4:15

For this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not heavy.

1 John 4:3

2 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and his charity is perfected in us.

1 John 5:1

0 He that believeth in the Son of God, hath the testimony of God in himself. He that believeth not the Son, maketh him a liar: because he believeth not in the testimony which God hath testified of his Son.

2 John 1:7

I was exceedingly glad when the brethren came and gave testimony to the truth in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.