Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
New American Standard Bible
By this you know the Spirit of God:
King James Version
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
Holman Bible
This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has
International Standard Version
This is how you can recognize God's Spirit: Every spirit who acknowledges that Jesus the Messiah has become human and remains so is from God.
A Conservative Version
By this ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ having come in flesh is of God,
American Standard Version
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
Amplified
By this you know and recognize the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges and confesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ has [actually] come in the flesh [as a man] is from God [God is its source];
An Understandable Version
Here is how to know [who is speaking from] the Holy Spirit of God: Every spirit [i.e., person] who proclaims that Jesus Christ has come [to earth] in a physical body is [speaking] from God. [See I Cor. 12:3].
Anderson New Testament
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, is from God:
Bible in Basic English
By this you may have knowledge of the Spirit of God: every spirit which says that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God:
Common New Testament
By this you know the Spirit of God: every Spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
Daniel Mace New Testament
by this you may distinguish the spirit of God: "every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is from God.
Darby Translation
Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses Jesus Christ come in flesh is of God;
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, is from God.
Godbey New Testament
In this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God:
Goodspeed New Testament
You can tell the Spirit of God in this way: all inspiration that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in human form comes from God,
John Wesley New Testament
Hereby ye know the spirit of God: every spirit which confesseth Jesus Christ come in the flesh, is of God.
Julia Smith Translation
In this ye know the spirit of God: Every spirit which acknowledges Jesus Christ having come in the flesh is of God:
King James 2000
By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
Lexham Expanded Bible
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
Modern King James verseion
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Hereby shall ye know the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God.
Moffatt New Testament
You can recognize the Spirit of God by this: every spirit which confesses Jesus as the Christ incarnate comes from God,
Montgomery New Testament
By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is from God;
NET Bible
By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus as the Christ who has come in the flesh is from God,
Noyes New Testament
Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledgeth that Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh, is of God.
Sawyer New Testament
By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit which confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
The Emphasized Bible
Hereby, do ye perceive the Spirit of God: - every spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ as having come, in flesh, is, of God;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
By this ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesseth that Jesus the Messiah is come in the flesh, is from God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
This is the way by which to know the inspiration of God--All inspiration that acknowledges Jesus Christ as come in our human nature is from God;
Webster
By this ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh, is from God:
Weymouth New Testament
The test by which you may recognize the Spirit of God is that every spirit which acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come as man is from God,
Williams New Testament
In this way you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spiritual utterance which owns that Jesus Christ has come in human form comes from God,
World English Bible
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
Worrell New Testament
In this ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ hath come in flesh is of God;
Worsley New Testament
By this ye may know the Spirit of God: every Spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ, who is come in the flesh, is of God:
Youngs Literal Translation
in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is,
Themes
AntiChrist » The coming of antiChrist
AntiChrist » Who is an antiChrist
Confessing Christ » Influences of the holy spirit necessary to
Confessing Christ » A test of being saints
Confession » Those that confess jesus Christ
Hearing » Why some do not hear the word of God
Hearing » Who does not hear the lord’s disciples
Hearing » Who hears the lord’s disciples
False prophets » Mode of trying and detecting
Truth » Who the truth is not in
Topics
Interlinear
Pneuma
Pas
Pneuma
Homologeo
References
Morish
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 4:2
Images 1 John 4:2
Prayers for 1 John 4:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Recognize The Spirit Of God
1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 3 and every spirit who does not confess Jesus is not of God; and this is that of the antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:3
Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God's Spirit says, "Jesus is accursed." No one can say, "Jesus is Lord," but by the Holy Spirit.
John 1:14
The Word became flesh and lived among us, and we saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 16:13-15
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak on his own; but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you things that are coming.
1 Timothy 3:16
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
1 John 2:23
Whoever denies the Son, the same does not have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.
1 John 4:3
and every spirit who does not confess Jesus is not of God; and this is that of the antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.
1 John 5:1
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.