1 John 4:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)2 Here is how to know [who is speaking from] the Holy Spirit of God: Every spirit [i.e., person] who proclaims that Jesus Christ has come [to earth] in a physical body is [speaking] from God. [See I Cor. 12:3]. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17692 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition2 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]; See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: See the chapterCommon English Bible2 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, See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version2 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; See the chapter |