1 John 4:2

2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

1 John 4:2 — The New International Version (NIV)

2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

1 John 4:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

1 John 4:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

1 John 4:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

2 This is how we know if they have the Spirit of God: If a person claiming to be a prophet acknowledges that Jesus Christ came in a real body, that person has the Spirit of God.

1 John 4:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

2 By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

1 John 4:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

2 This is how you can know God’s Spirit: Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ came to earth as a human is from God.

1 John 4:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

2 Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses Jesus Christ come in flesh is of God;

1 John 4:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

2 This is how you can recognize God’s Spirit: Every person who declares that Jesus Christ has come as a human has the Spirit that is from God.

1 John 4:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

2 This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.

1 John 4:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

1 John 4:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

1 John 4:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

2 How can you recognize the Spirit of God? Every spirit that agrees that Jesus Christ came in a human body belongs to God.

1 John 4:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God;

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