1Beloved, believenoteveryspirit, buttry the spiritswhether they areofGod: becausemany false prophetsare gone outinto the world.
2Hereby know ye the SpiritofGod: Everyspirit that confesseth that JesusChristiscomein the fleshisofGod:
3AndeveryspiritthatconfessethnotthatJesusChristiscomein the fleshisnotofGod: andthisisthatspiritofantichrist, whereof ye have heardthatit should come; andevennowalreadyisitin the world.
4YeareofGod, little children, and have overcomethem: becausegreateris he that isinyou, than he that isin the world.
5Theyareof the world: therefore speak theyof the world, and the worldheareththem.
6WeareofGod: he thatknowethGodhearethus; he thatisnotofGodhearethnotus. Hereby know we the spiritoftruth, and the spiritoferror.
7Beloved, let us loveoneanother: forloveisofGod; and every one that lovethisbornofGod, andknowethGod.
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He that lovethnotknowethnotGod; forGodislove.
9Inthis was manifested the love of Godtowardus, becausethatGodsenthis only begottenSoninto the world, that we might livethroughhim.
10Hereinislove, notthatwelovedGod, butthathelovedus, andsenthisSon to be the propitiationforoursins.
11Beloved, ifGodsolovedus, weoughtalso to love one another.
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No man hath seenGod at any time. If we love one another, Goddwellethinus, andhisloveisperfectedinus.