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You are from[a] God, little children, and you have overcome them, because greater is the One in you than the one in the world. They are from[b] the world. For this reason they are speaking from the world, and the world is listening-to them. We are from God. The one knowing God is listening-to us. He who is not from God is not listening-to us. From this, we know the Spirit[c] of truth and the spirit of error[d].

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 4:4 That is, you belong to Him, having been fathered by Him.
  2. 1 John 4:5 They belong to the world which is passing away. This is the source of their words.
  3. 1 John 4:6 Or, spirit.
  4. 1 John 4:6 Or, deception.

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