1 JOHN 4:2

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“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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1 John 4:2 Translation & Meaning

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Hereby ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc Hereby
know ye γινώσκετε To "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed) know
the τὸ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
Spirit πνεῦμα A current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit Spirit
of God: Θεοῦ· A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) God
Every πᾶν All, any, every, the whole Every
spirit πνεῦμα A current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit spirit
that The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that that
confesseth that ὁμολογεῖ To assent, i.e., covenant, acknowledge confesseth
Jesus Ἰησοῦν Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites Jesus
Christ Χριστὸν Anointed, i.e., the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus Christ
is the σαρκὶ Flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such) is the
come ἐληλυθότα To come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) come
in ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc in
flesh σαρκὶ Flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such) flesh
is ἐστιν He (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are is
of ἐκ A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) of
God: Θεοῦ A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) God

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  • 1  Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

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

  • 3  And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

  • 4  Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.




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