1 John 4:2
1 John 4:2-3 The Message (MSG)
Here’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. And everyone who refuses to confess faith in Jesus has nothing in common with God. This is the spirit of antichrist that you heard was coming. Well, here it is, sooner than we thought!
1 John 4:2 King James Version (KJV)
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 American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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 New Century Version (NCV)
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 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 International Version (NIV)
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 New King James Version (NKJV)
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 Amplified Bible (AMP)
By this you know and recognize the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges and confesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ has [actually] come in the flesh [as a man] is from God [God is its source]
1 John 4:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.