1 John 4:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This is how you can recognize God’s Spirit. One spirit says, “I believe that Jesus is the Messiah who came to earth and became a man.” That Spirit is from God.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 12:3

So I tell you that no one who is speaking with the help of God’s Spirit says, “Jesus be cursed.” And no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” without the help of the Holy Spirit.

John 1:14

The Word became a man and lived among us. We saw his divine greatness—the greatness that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace and truth.

1 Timothy 3:16

Without a doubt, the secret of our life of worship is great: Christ was shown to us in human form; the Spirit proved that he was right; he was seen by angels. The message about him was told to the nations; people in the world believed in him; he was taken up to heaven in glory.

1 John 5:1

The people who believe that Jesus is the Messiah are God’s children. Anyone who loves the Father also loves the Father’s children.

1 John 4:3

Another spirit refuses to say this about Jesus. That spirit is not from God. This is the spirit of the enemy of Christ. You have heard that the enemy of Christ is coming, and now he is already in the world.

1 John 2:23

Whoever does not believe in the Son does not have the Father, but whoever accepts the Son has the Father too.

1 John 1:2

Yes, the one who is life was shown to us. We saw him, and so we can tell others about him. We now tell you about him. He is the eternal life that was with God the Father and was shown to us.

1 John 4:15

Anyone who says, “I believe that Jesus is the Son of God,” is a person who lives in God, and God lives in that person.

2 John 1:7

Many false teachers are in the world now. They refuse to say that Jesus Christ came to earth and became a man. Anyone who refuses to accept this fact is a false teacher and the enemy of Christ.