1 B eloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, if they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

2 H ereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses Jesus Christ come in flesh is of God;

3 a nd every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

and every spirit which does not confess Jesus Christ come in flesh is not of God: and this is that of the antichrist, which ye have heard that it comes, and now it is already in the world.

4 Y e are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Ye are of God, children, and have overcome them, because greater is he that in you than he that in the world.

5 T hey are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

They are of the world; for this reason they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

6 W e are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

We are of God; he that knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

7 B eloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.

8 H e that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.

9 I n this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Herein as to us has been manifested the love of God, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

10 H erein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.

11 B eloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

Beloved, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

12 N o man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

No one has seen God at any time: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.

13 H ereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, that he has given to us of his Spirit.

14 A nd we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

And we have seen, and testify, that the Father has sent the Son Saviour of the world.

15 W hosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

16 A nd we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

And we have known and have believed the love which God has to us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

17 H erein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

Herein has love been perfected with us that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that even as he is, we also are in this world.

18 T here is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has torment, and he that fears has not been made perfect in love.

19 W e love him, because he first loved us.

We love because he has first loved us.

20 I f a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

If any one say, I love God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

21 A nd this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

And this commandment have we from him, That he that loves God love also his brother.