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1 John

Assures believers of eternal life through faith in Jesus and commands love for God and one another.

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

Geneva: Dearely beloued, beleeue not euery spirit, but trie the spirits whether they are of God: for many false prophets are gone out into this worlde.

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

Geneva: Hereby shall ye know the Spirit of God, Euery spirit which confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And euery spirit that confesseth not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God: but this is the spirit of Antichrist, of whome ye haue heard, how that he should come, and nowe already he is in this world.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: Litle children, ye are of God, and haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in this world.

KJV: They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

Geneva: They are of this worlde, therefore speake they of this world, and this world heareth them.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: We are of God, he that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Heereby knowe wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour.

KJV: Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

Geneva: Beloued, let vs loue one another: for loue commeth of God, & euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.

KJV: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Geneva: Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: Herein was that loue of God made manifest amongst vs, because God sent that his onely begotten sonne into this world, that we might liue through him.

KJV: Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Geneva: Herein is that loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be a reconciliation for our sinnes.

KJV: Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

Geneva: Beloued, if God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.

KJV: No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Geneva: No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.

KJV: Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Geneva: Hereby know we, that we dwell in him, & he in vs: because he hath giuen vs of his Spirit.

KJV: And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Geneva: And we haue seene, & doe testifie, that the Father sent that Sonne to be ye Sauiour of the world.

KJV: Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

Geneva: Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the Sone of God, in him dwelleth God, & he in God.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And we haue knowen, & beleeued ye loue that God hath in vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, & God in him.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: Herein is that loue perfect in vs, that we should haue boldnes in the day of iudgement: for as he is, euen so are we in this world.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: for feare hath painefulnesse: and he that feareth, is not perfect in loue.

KJV: We love him, because he first loved us.

Geneva: We loue him, because he loued vs first.

KJV: 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?

Geneva: If any man say, I loue God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for how can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God whom he hath not seene?

KJV: And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

Geneva: And this comandemet haue we of him, that he that loueth God, should loue his brother also.