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1 John 4:2

In to{the-same} you-are-knowing the Spirit of{the God}; every spirit which is-same-wording/acknowledging Jesus Anointed having-come in to{flesh} is-being out of{the God},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

In Context

1Beloved, be-believing not to{every spirit}; contrariwise, be-esteem-izing/evaluating the spirits, if it-is-being out of{the God}, that many false-prophets have-come-out into the world.

3and every spirit which is_not_same-wording/acknowledging the Jesus having-come in to{flesh} is_not_being out of{the God}, and the-same is-being the of{the in-place-of/opposing/contrary/anti-anointed}, which you-have-heard that it-is-being-come and now in to{the world} is-being already.

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Cross References

John 16:13Moreover, when-supposing the-there, the Spirit of{the truth}, may-come, he-will-lead-way you into every, the truth, for he-will_not_speak from of{sameself}; contrariwise, he-will-speak as-much-as supposing he-may-hear, and he-will-message-anew to{you} the being-come.

1 Timothy 3:16and same-word-ly/acknowledge-ly large is-being the mystery of{the good-devotion}. God is-revealed in to{flesh}, is-justified in to{[the] Spirit}, is-seen to{messengers}, is-proclaimed in to{nations}, is-believed in to{[the] world}, is-taken-up in to{esteem/glory}.

1 John 4:3and every spirit which is_not_same-wording/acknowledging the Jesus having-come in to{flesh} is_not_being out of{the God}, and the-same is-being the of{the in-place-of/opposing/contrary/anti-anointed}, which you-have-heard that it-is-being-come and now in to{the world} is-being already.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:2-4

Concerning Antichrist. ( a. d. 80.) 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. The apostle,… Read the whole commentary →

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