1 John 4:2
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2–3Here’s how you test for the genuine Spirit of God. Everyone who confesses openly his faith in Jesus Christ—the Son of God, who came as an actual flesh-and-blood person—comes from God and belongs to God.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
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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NIVNew International Version (2011)
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,
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
This is how 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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NLTNew Living Translation
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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
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KJV 1900King James Version
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
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