1 John 4:6

6 We are of God: phe that knoweth God heareth us; phe that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we qthe spirit of truth, and qqthe spirit of error.

1 John 4:6 — The New International Version (NIV)

6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

1 John 4:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

1 John 4:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

6 But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception.

1 John 4:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

6 We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

1 John 4:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

6 But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. But those who are not from God do not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit that is true and the spirit that is false.

1 John 4:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

1 John 4:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

6 We are of God; he that knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

1 John 4:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

6 We belong to God. The person who knows God listens to us. Whoever doesn’t belong to God doesn’t listen to us. That’s how we can tell the Spirit of truth from the spirit of lies.

1 John 4:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

6 We are from God. Anyone who knows God listens to us; anyone who is not from God does not listen to us. From this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

1 John 4:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and whoever is not from God does not listen to us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

1 John 4:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

6 We are from God. The one who knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.

1 John 4:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

6 We belong to God. And those who know God listen to us. But those who don’t belong to God don’t listen to us. That’s how we can tell the difference between the Spirit of truth and the spirit of lies.

1 John 4:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

6 We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

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p	So John 8:47. & 10:27. & 18:37. Comp. Isai. 8:20. 1 Cor. 14:37. 2 Cor. 10:7.
p	So John 8:47. & 10:27. & 18:37. Comp. Isai. 8:20. 1 Cor. 14:37. 2 Cor. 10:7.
q	See John 14:17.
qq	1 Tim. 4:1 (Gk.).