1 John 4:2 - The Message Here’s how you test for the genuine Spirit of God. Everyone who confesses openly his faith in Jesus Christ—the Son of God, who came as an actual flesh-and-blood person—comes from God and belongs to God. And everyone who refuses to confess faith in Jesus has nothing in common with God. This is the spirit of antichrist that you heard was coming. Well, here it is, sooner than we thought! More versionsKing 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: |