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.

E nga hoa aroha, kaua e whakapono atu ki nga wairua katoa, engari me whakamatau nga wairua no te Atua ranei; he tokomaha hoki nga poropiti teka kua haere mai ki te ao.

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

Ma konei koutou ka matau ai ki te Wairua o te Atua: ko nga wairua katoa e whakaae ana i haere mai a Ihu Karaiti i te kikokiko, no te Atua era:

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.

Ko nga wairua katoa hoki kahore e whakaae i haere mai a Ihu Karaiti i te kikokiko, ehara i te mea no te Atua: ko to te anatikaraiti wairua ano tenei, i rongo nei koutou e haere mai ana; a tenei ano kei te ao nei inaianei.

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.

No te Atua koutou, e aku tamariki nonohi, kua kaha ano koutou i a ratou: no te mea nui atu tenei i roto i a koutou, i tera i roto i te ao.

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

No te ao ratou: na reira no te ao nei ano a ratou korero, a e whakarongo ana te ao ki a ratou.

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.

No te Atua tatou: ko te tangata e matau ana ki te Atua, e whakarongo ana ia ki a tatou; ko te tangata ehara nei i ta te Atua, e kore ia e whakarongo ki a tatou. Ma konei tatou ka matau ai ki te wairua o te pono, ki te wairua o te he.

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.

E nga hoa aroha, kia aroha tatou tetahi ki tetahi: no te Atua hoki te aroha; ko te hunga katoa hoki e aroha ana, kua whanau i te Atua, e matau ana hoki ki te Atua.

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

Ko te tangata kahore e aroha, kahore ia e matau ki te Atua; he aroha hoki te Atua.

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.

Na konei i kitea mai ai te aroha o te Atua ki a tatou, na te mea kua tonoa mai e te Atua tana Tama kotahi ki te ao, kia ora ai tatou i a ia.

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.

Ko te aroha tenei, ehara i te mea ko tatou kua aroha ki te Atua, engari ko ia kua aroha ki a tatou, a tonoa mai ana e ia tana Tama hei whakamarie mo o tatou hara.

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

E nga hoa aroha, ki te mea i penei te aroha o te Atua ki a tatou, he tika ano hoki kia aroha tatou tetahi ki tetahi.

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.

Kahore he wa i kite ai tetahi i te Atua. Ki te aroha tatou tetahi ki tetahi, e noho ana te Atua i roto i a tatou, kua rite pu ano tona aroha i roto i a tatou.

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

Na konei tatou i matau ai e noho ana tatou i roto i a ia, me ia i roto i a tatou, na te mea kua homai e ia ta tona Wairua ki a tatou.

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

Kua kite ano matou, ka whakaatu nei ano hoki, i tonoa mai te Tama e te Matua hei Kaiwhakaora mo te ao.

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

Ko te tangata e whakaae ana ko Ihu te Tama a te Atua, e noho ana te Atua i roto i a ia, me ia ano hoki i roto i te Atua.

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.

Kua matau nei ano hoki tatou, kua whakapono ki te aroha o te Atua ki a tatou. He aroha te Atua, ko te tangata hoki e noho ana i runga i te aroha e noho ana i roto i te Atua, me te Atua ano hoki i roto i a ia.

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.

Na konei te aroha i roto i a tatou i rite pu ai, a ka whai maiatanga ano tatou a te ra whakawa: na te mea e rite ana ki a ia tatou e noho nei i tenei ao.

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.

Kahore he mataku i roto i te aroha: engari ka maka te mataku ki waho e te aroha ina tino rite; no te mea he mamae to te mataku. Ko te tangata hoki e mataku ana, kahore ia i tino rite i roto i te aroha.

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

E aroha ana tatou ki a ia, no te mea ko ia kua matua aroha ki a tatou.

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?

Ki te mea tetahi, E aroha ana ahau ki te Atua, a e mauahara ana ki tona teina, he tangata teka ia: ko te tangata hoki kahore e aroha ki tona teina i kitea nei e ia, me pehea ka aroha ai ia ki te Atua kahore nei i kitea e ia?

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

Kei a tatou ano hoki tenei ture, he mea nana, Ko te tangata e aroha ana ki te Atua, kia aroha hoki ki tona teina.