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1 John 4

Testing the Spirits

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 aBelovedg27, do not believeg4100 everyg3956  bspiritg4151, but testg1381a the spiritsg4151 to see whetherg1487 they are from Godg2316, becauseg3754  cmanyg4183 falseg5578 prophetsg5578 have goneg1831 out into the worldg2889.

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By thisg3778 you knowg1097 the Spiritg4151 of Godg2316:  aeveryg3956 spiritg4151 that  bconfessesg3670 that  cJesusg2424 Christg5547 has comeg2064 in the fleshg4561 is from Godg2316;

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and everyg3956 spiritg4151 that  adoes not confessg3670 Jesusg2424 is not from Godg2316; thisg3778 is the spirit of the  bantichristg500, of whichg3739 you have heardg191 that it is comingg2064, and  cnowg3568 it is alreadyg2235 in the worldg2889.

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You are from Godg2316,  alittleg5040 childreng5040, and  bhave overcomeg3528 them; becauseg3754  cgreaterg3173 is He who is in you thang2228  dhe who is in the worldg2889.

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 aThey are from the worldg2889; thereforeg1223g3778 they speakg2980 as from the worldg2889, and the worldg2889 listensg191 to them.

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 aWe are from Godg2316;  bhe who knowsg1097 Godg2316 listensg191 to us;  che whog3739 is not from Godg2316 does not listeng191 to us. By thisg3778 we knowg1097  dthe spiritg4151 of truthg225 and  ethe spiritg4151 of errorg4106.

God Is Love

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 aBelovedg27, let us  bloveg25 oneg240 anotherg240, for loveg26 is from Godg2316; and  ceveryoneg3956 who lovesg25 is  1 dborng1080 of Godg2316 and  eknowsg1097 Godg2316.

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The one who does not loveg25 does not knowg1097 Godg2316, for  aGodg2316 is loveg26.

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By thisg3778 the loveg26 of Godg2316 was manifestedg5319  1 ain us, that  bGodg2316 has sentg649 His  2onlyg3439 begotteng3439 Song5207 into the worldg2889 sog2443 that we might liveg2198 throughg1223 Him.

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In thisg3778 is loveg26,  anot that we lovedg25 Godg2316, but that  bHe lovedg25 us and sentg649 His Song5207 to be  cthe propitiationg2434 for our sinsg266.

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 aBelovedg27, ifg1487 Godg2316 sog3779 lovedg25 us,  bwe alsog2532 oughtg3784 to loveg25 oneg240 anotherg240.

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 aNog3762 oneg3762 has seeng2300 Godg2316 at anyg4455 timeg4455; ifg1437 we loveg25 oneg240 anotherg240, Godg2316 abidesg3306 in us, and His  bloveg26 is perfectedg5048 in us.

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 aBy thisg3778 we knowg1097 that we abideg3306 in Him and He in us, becauseg3754 He has giveng1325 us of His Spiritg4151.

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We have seeng2300 and  atestifyg3140 that the Fatherg3962 has  bsentg649 the Song5207 to be the Saviorg4990 of the worldg2889.

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 aWhoeverg3739g1437 confessesg3670 that  bJesusg2424 is the Song5207 of Godg2316, Godg2316  cabidesg3306 in him, and he in Godg2316.

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 aWe have comeg1097 to knowg1097 and have believedg4100 the loveg26 whichg3739 Godg2316 hasg2192  1 bfor us.  cGodg2316 is loveg26, and the one who  dabidesg3306 in loveg26 abidesg3306 in Godg2316, and Godg2316 abidesg3306 in him.

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By thisg3778,  aloveg26 is perfectedg5048 with us, so that we may haveg2192  bconfidenceg3954 in  cthe dayg2250 of judgmentg2920; becauseg3754  das He is, so alsog2532 are we in thisg3778 worldg2889.

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There is nog3756 fearg5401 in loveg26; but  aperfectg5046 loveg26 castsg906 out fearg5401, becauseg3754 fearg5401  1involvesg2192 punishmentg2851, and the one who fearsg5399 is not  bperfectedg5048 in loveg26.

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 aWe loveg25, becauseg3754 He firstg4413 lovedg25 us.

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 aIfg1437 someoneg5100 saysg3004, "I loveg25 Godg2316," and  bhatesg3404 his brotherg80, he is a  cliarg5583; for  dthe one who does not loveg25 his brotherg80 whomg3739 he has seeng3708,  ecannotg1410g3756 loveg25 Godg2316 whomg3739 he has not seeng3708.

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And  athisg3778 commandmentg1785 we haveg2192 from Him, that the one who lovesg25 Godg2316  bshould loveg25 his brotherg80 alsog2532.



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