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.
"For manywill comein My name,saying,'I amthe Christ,'and will misleadmany.
Children,it is the lasthour;and justas you heardthat antichristis coming,evennowmanyantichristshave appeared;from thiswe knowthat it is the lasthour.
Whois the liarbut the one who deniesthat Jesusis the Christ?Thisis the antichrist,the one who deniesthe Fatherand the Son.
For manydeceivershave goneout into the world,thosewho do not acknowledgeJesusChrist[as] comingin the flesh.Thisis the deceiverand the antichrist.
