1Beloved27, believe4100 not3361 every3956 spirit4151, but235 try1381 the spirits4151 whether1487 they are2076 of1537 God2316: because3754 many4183 false prophets5578 are gone out1831 into1519 the world2889.
2Hereby1722 3739 5129 know ye1097 the Spirit4151 of God2316: Every3956 spirit4151 that confesseth3670 that Jesus2424 Christ5547 is come2064 in1722 the flesh4561 is2076 of1537 God2316:
3And2532 every3956 spirit4151 that3739 confesseth3670 not3361 that Jesus2424 Christ5547 is come2064 in1722 the flesh4561 is2076 not3756 of1537 God2316: and2532 this5124 is2076 that spirit of antichrist500, whereof3739 ye have heard191 that3754 it should come2064; and even2532 now3568 already2235 is it2076 in1722 the world2889.
4Ye5210 are2075 of1537 God2316, little children5040, and2532 have overcome3528 them846: because3754 greater3187 is he that is2076 in1722 you5213, than2228 he that is in1722 the world2889.
5They846 are1526 of1537 the world2889: therefore1223 5124 speak they2980 of1537 the world2889, and2532 the world2889 heareth191 them846.
6We2249 are2070 of1537 God2316: he that knoweth1097 God2316 heareth191 us2257; he that3739 is2076 not3756 of1537 God2316 heareth191 not3756 us2257. Hereby1537 5127 know we1097 the spirit4151 of truth225, and2532 the spirit4151 of error4106.
7Beloved27, let us love25 one another240: for3754 love26 is2076 of1537 God2316; and2532 every one3956 that loveth25 is born1080 of1537 God2316, and2532 knoweth1097 God2316.
8He that loveth25 not3361 knoweth1097 not3756 God2316; for3754 God2316 is2076 love26.
9In1722 this5129 was manifested5319 the love26 of God2316 toward1722 us2254, because3754 that God2316 sent649 his846 only begotten3439 Son5207 into1519 the world2889, that2443 we might live2198 through1223 him846.
10Herein1722 5129 is2076 love26, not3754 that3756 we2249 loved25 God2316, but235 that3754 he846 loved25 us2248, and2532 sent649 his846 Son5207 to be the propitiation2434 for4012 our2257 sins266.
11Beloved27, if1487 God2316 so3779 loved25 us2248, we2249 ought3784 also2532 to love25 one another240.
12No man3762 hath seen2300 God2316 at any time4455. If1437 we love25 one another240, God2316 dwelleth3306 in1722 us2254, and2532 his846 love26 is2076 perfected5048 in1722 us2254.
13Hereby1722 5129 know we1097 that3754 we dwell3306 in1722 him846, and2532 he846 in1722 us2254, because3754 he hath given1325 us2254 of1537 his846 Spirit4151.
14And2532 we2249 have seen2300 and2532 do testify3140 that3754 the Father3962 sent649 the Son5207 to be the Saviour4990 of the world2889.
15Whosoever3739 302 shall confess3670 that3754 Jesus2424 is2076 the Son5207 of God2316, God2316 dwelleth3306 in1722 him846, and2532 he846 in1722 God2316.
16And2532 we2249 have known1097 and2532 believed4100 the love26 that3739 God2316 hath2192 to1722 us2254. God2316 is2076 love26; and2532 he that dwelleth3306 in1722 love26 dwelleth3306 in1722 God2316, and2532 God2316 in1722 him846.
17Herein1722 5129 is our3326 2257 love26 made perfect5048, that2443 we may have2192 boldness3954 in1722 the day2250 of judgment2920: because3754 as2531 he1565 is2076, so2532 are2070 we2249 in1722 this5129 world2889.
18There is2076 no3756 fear5401 in1722 love26; but235 perfect5046 love26 casteth906 out1854 fear5401: because3754 fear5401 hath2192 torment2851.1161 He that feareth5399 is5048 not3756 made perfect5048 in1722 love26.
19We2249 love25 him846, because3754 he846 first4413 loved25 us2248.
20If1437 a man5100 say2036,3754 I love25 God2316, and2532 hateth3404 his846 brother80, he is2076 a liar5583: for1063 he that loveth25 not3361 his846 brother80 whom3739 he hath seen3708, how4459 can1410 he love25 God2316 whom3739 he hath3708 not3756 seen3708?
21And2532 this5026 commandment1785 have we2192 from575 him846, That2443 he who loveth25 God2316 love25 his846 brother80 also2532.