Protestantism
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Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is,
Hereby ye know the Spirit of1 God: every spirit which confesses Jesus Christ come in flesh is of2 God;
- 4.2 Elohim
- 4.2 Elohim
Hereby shall ye know the Spirit of God, Euery spirit which confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God.
By this ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ having come in flesh is of God,
Hereby know you the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, is from God:
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:
By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
By this ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesseth that Jesus the Messiah is come in the flesh, is from God.
In this know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ, is come in flesh is of God:
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ1 has come in the flesh is from God,
- Or “confesses Jesus as Christ who has come in the flesh” (see also 2 John 7)
By this know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God;
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Yeshua the Messiah has come in the flesh is of God,
Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledgeth that Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh, is of God.
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;
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;
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
By this you know the Spirit of YHWH: Every spirit that confesses that Yahushua the Messiah has come in the flesh is of YHWH,
Hereby, do ye perceive the Spirit of God:—every spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ as having come, in flesh, is, of God;
By this ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh is from God:
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;
Hereby know all of you the Spirit (o. pneuma) of God: Every spirit (o. pneuma) that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God:
Catholicism
English
By this is the spirit of God known. Every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
The Spirit of God may be known in this way. Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has arrived in the flesh is of God;12
- 4:2The mere fact that a claimed prophet, or a claimed message to a claimed prophet, says that Jesus is the Son of God does not mean that the prophet is true. They may say with words that Jesus is God Incarnate, but then they go on to contradict or undermine His teachings, and so, in effect, they are denying his Incarnation. For if he truly has arrived Incarnate, then why do they undermine his teachings?(Conte)
- 4:2Every spirit which confesses, etc: Not that the confession of this point of faith alone, is, at all times, and in all cases, sufficient; but that with relation to that time, and for that part of the Christian doctrine, which was then particularly to be confessed, taught, and maintained against the heretics of those days, this was the most proper token, by which the true teachers might be distinguished form the false.(Challoner)