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“1 ¶ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they
are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that
Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And 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.”
“4 ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because
greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 5 They are
of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth
them. 6 We 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.”
“7 ¶ Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one
that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not
knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In 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. 10 Herein is love, not that we
loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the
propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also
to love one another. 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one
another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13 Hereby
know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of
his Spirit.”
“14 ¶ And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to
be] the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is
the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And 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.”
“17 ¶ Herein 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. 18 There is
no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath
torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him,
because he first loved us. 20 If 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? 21 And this commandment
have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.” (1 John
4:1-21 AV)
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