1 John 4:1-2
Worldwide English (New Testament)
4 My dear brothers, do not trust every spirit. But test the spirits to see if they belong to God. There are many prophets who are not true who have gone out into the world.
2 Here is how you can know the Spirit of God. Every spirit that believes that Jesus Christ has come in the body of a man is from God.
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1 John 4:1-2
New International Version
On Denying the Incarnation
4 Dear friends,(A) do not believe every spirit,(B) but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.(C) 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh(D) is from God,(E)
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