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4:1 Most dear brethren , do not ye believe to each spirit, but prove ye the spirits, if they be of God; for many false prophets went out into the world. 4:2 In this thing the Spirit of God is known; each spirit that acknowledgeth that Jesus Christ hath come in flesh, is of God; 4:3 and each spirit that undoeth Jesus, is not of God. And this is antichrist, of whom ye have heard, that he cometh; and right now he is in the world. 4:4 Ye, little sons, be of God, and ye have overcome him; for he that is in you is more, than he that is in the world. 4:5 They be of the world, therefore they speak of the world, and the world heareth them. 4:6 We be of God; he that knoweth God, heareth us; he that is not of God, heareth not us. In this thing we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 4:7 Most dear brethren , love we together, for charity is of God; and each that loveth his brother, is born of God, and knoweth God. 4:8 He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is charity. 4:9 In this thing the charity of God appeared in us, for God sent his one begotten Son into the world, that we live by him. 4:10 In this thing is charity, not as we had loved God, but for he first loved us, and sent his Son forgiveness for our sins [and sent his Son helping for our sins]. 4:11 Ye most dear brethren , if God loved us, [and] we owe to love each other. 4:12 No man saw ever God; if we love together, God dwelleth in us, and the charity of him is perfect in us. 4:13 In this thing we know, that we dwell in him, and he in us; for of his Spirit he gave to us. 4:14 And we saw, and witness, that the Father sent his Son Saviour of the world. 4:15 Whoever acknowledgeth [Who-ever shall acknowledge], that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 4:16 And we have known, and believe to the charity, that God hath in us. God is charity, and he that dwelleth in charity, dwelleth in God, and God in him. 4:17 In this thing is the perfect charity of God with us [In this thing is the perfect charity of God in us], that we have trust in the day of doom; for as he is, also we be in this world. 4:18 Dread is not in charity, but perfect charity putteth out dread [but perfect charity sendeth out dread]; for dread hath pain. But he that dreadeth, is not perfect in charity. 4:19 Therefore love we God, for he loved us before. [ a ] 4:20 If any man saith, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother, whom he seeth, how may he love God, whom he seeth not? 4:21 And we have this commandment of God, that he that loveth God, love also his brother.