^{1 Ref} Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

^{2 Ref} Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

^{3 Ref} and every spirit that confesseth not Jesus is not of God: and this is the `spirit' of the antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it cometh; and now it is in the world already.

^{4 Ref} Ye are of God, `my' little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

^{5 Ref} They are of the world: therefore speak they `as' of the world, and the world heareth them.

^{6 Ref} 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.

^{7 Ref} Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

^{8 Ref} He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

^{9 Ref} Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

^{10 Ref} Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son `to be' the propitiation for our sins.

^{11 Ref} Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

^{12 Ref} No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:

^{13 Ref} hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

^{14 Ref} And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son `to be' the Saviour of the world.

^{15 Ref} Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

^{16 Ref} And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.

^{17 Ref} Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

^{18 Ref} There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

^{19 Ref} We love, because he first loved us.

^{20 Ref} If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

^{21 Ref} And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.

^{1 Ref} 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 Ref} Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

^{3 Ref} 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 Ref} 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.

^{5 Ref} They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

^{6 Ref} We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

^{7 Ref} Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

^{8 Ref} He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

^{9 Ref} In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

^{10 Ref} Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

^{11 Ref} Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

^{12 Ref} No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

^{13 Ref} Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

^{14 Ref} And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

^{15 Ref} Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

^{16 Ref} And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

^{17 Ref} Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

^{18 Ref} There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

^{19 Ref} We love him, because he first loved us.

^{20 Ref} If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

^{21 Ref} And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.