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

² 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

² 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

² 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)

² 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

² 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

² 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

² 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.