1 John 4:3

Translations

Modern

…and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.

Traditional

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.

Literal

…and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not of God, and this is that of the antichrist, which you heard that is coming, and now is already in the world.

Latin

…et omnis spiritus qui solvit Jesum, ex Deo non est, et hic est antichristus, de quo audistis quoniam venit, et nunc jam in mundo est.

Original

Greek

English

…and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.

Notes

1 John 4:1–6

Those who belong to God can tell the difference between spiritual truth and error (4:4). The presence of the Holy Spirit teaches them (3:23–24; see 2:20, 27; John 14:15–26; 16:5–15). Yet John gives clear tests that Christians can use so that there will be no confusion. These tests are a beginning point for identifying true teachers, not a complete list. John designed them to answer the false teachings that were spreading in the churches of the people he is writing to.

Theme notes and profiles

Early Christian Heresies False Prophets The Antichrist The Gift of Prophecy The Little Horn The Seventy Sets of Seven The World

Related verses

1 John 2:22
Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
2 John 1:7
For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
1 John 2:18
Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.
2 Thessalonians 2:3–8
Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Glossary

Antichrist Beast Body of Christ Cerinthus False Prophets First Letter of John Prophets, False Second Letter to the Thessalonians Son of God

Topics

Antichrist: Denies the Incarnation of Christ Antichrist: General Scriptures Concerning Casting out Demons Christian Minister: False and Corrupt Confessing Christ: A Test of Being Saints Confession Confession of Christ Demonic Possession Denial of Christ is the Spirit of Antichrist Doctrines: False False Prophets: Mode of Trying and Detecting Gnosticism Jesus, the Christ: Humanity of Jesus, the Christ: Incarnation of The Human Nature of Christ: Denied by Antichrist Unbelief: General Scriptures Concerning

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