By thisyou knowthe Spiritof God:everyspiritthat confessesthat JesusChristhas comein the fleshis from God;
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
ThereforeI make knownto you that noonespeakingby the Spiritof Godsays,"Jesusis accursed";and no onecansay,"Jesusis Lord,"exceptby the HolySpirit.
By common confession,greatis the mysteryof godliness:He whowas revealedin the flesh,Was vindicatedin the Spirit,Seenby angels,Proclaimedamongthe nations,Believedon in the world,Takenup in glory.
and the lifewas manifested,and we have seenand testifyand proclaimto you the eternallife,whichwas with the Fatherand was manifestedto us--
Whoeverdeniesthe Sondoes not havethe Father;the one who confessesthe Sonhasthe Fatheralso.
Whoeverconfessesthat Jesusis the Sonof God,Godabidesin him, and he in God.
and everyspiritthat does not confessJesusis not from God;thisis the [spirit] of the antichrist,of whichyou have heardthat it is coming,and nowit is alreadyin the world.
Whoeverbelievesthat Jesusis the Christis bornof God,and whoeverlovesthe Fatherlovesthe [child] bornof Him.
For manydeceivershave goneout into the world,thosewho do not acknowledgeJesusChrist[as] comingin the flesh.Thisis the deceiverand the antichrist.