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1 John 4:3-5
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
1 John 4:3-5
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
3 And every spirit which does not acknowledge and confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh [but would [a]annul, destroy, [b]sever, disunite Him] is not of God [does not proceed from Him]. This [[c]nonconfession] is the [spirit] of the antichrist, [of] which you heard that it was coming, and now it is already in the world.
4 Little children, you are of God [you belong to Him] and have [already] defeated and overcome them [the agents of the antichrist], because He Who lives in you is greater (mightier) than he who is in the world.
5 They proceed from the world and are of the world; therefore it is out of the world [its [d]whole economy morally considered] that they speak, and the world listens (pays attention) to them.
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- 1 John 4:3 An ancient reading.
- 1 John 4:3 The Latin Vulgate.
- 1 John 4:3 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- 1 John 4:5 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
1 John 4:3-5
New International Version
1 John 4:3-5
New International Version
3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist,(A) which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.(B)
4 You, dear children,(C) are from God and have overcome them,(D) because the one who is in you(E) is greater than the one who is in the world.(F) 5 They are from the world(G) and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.
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