1 John 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 John 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 John 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 John 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and every spirit who doesn’t confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God; and this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.”
1 John 4:3 — World English Bible
1 John 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and every spirit that confesseth not Jesus is not of God: and this is the spirit of the antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it cometh; and now it is in the world already. ”
1 John 4:3 — American Standard Version
1 John 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is not; and this is that of the antichrist, which ye heard that it doth come, and now in the world it is already.”
1 John 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 John 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and every spirit which does not confess Jesus Christ come in flesh is not ofGod: and this is that [power] of the antichrist, [of] which ye have heard that it comes, and now it is already in the world. ”
1 John 4:3 — Darby Translation
1 John 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And euery spirit that confesseth not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God: but this is the spirit of Antichrist, of whome ye haue heard, how that he should come, and nowe already he is in this world.”
1 John 4:3 — Geneva Bible
1 John 4:3 in Context — 1 John 4
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.
What Does 1 John 4:3 Mean?
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