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1 John 4:3 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


1 John 4:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 4:330 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πᾶνpan
anyadjectiveG3956
πνεῦμαpneuma
spiritnounG4151
ho
thatrelative pronounG3739
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ὁμολογεῖhomologei
confessesverbG3670
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἸησοῦνIēsoun
JesusnounG2424
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔστινestin
isverbG1510
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
τοῦτόtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
τὸto
thatarticleG3588
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
ἀντιχρίστουantichristou
antichristnounG500
ho
whichrelative pronounG3739
ἀκηκόατεakēkoate
you have heardverbG191
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἔρχεταιerchetai
having comeverbG2064
καὶkai
andwordG2532
νῦνnyn
nowadverbG3568
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
κόσμῳkosmō
worldnounG2889
ἐστὶνestin
isverbG1510
ἤδηēdē
alreadyadverbG2235
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 4:3

“Beloved, believe not every spirit.” 1 John 4:1 Because he had said, “In this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit which He has given us.” But how this same Spirit is known, mark this: “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits whether they be from God.” And who is he that proves the spirits? A hard matter has he put to us, my brethren! It is well for us that he should tell us himself how we are to discern them. He is about to tell us: fear not: but…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 6 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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