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1 John 4:3

NETBible	but¹ every spirit that does not confess² Jesus³ is not from God, and this is the spirit⁴ of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now is already in the world.
NIV © biblegateway 1Jo 4:3	but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
NASB © biblegateway 1Jo 4:3	and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.
NLT © biblegateway 1Jo 4:3	If a prophet does not acknowledge Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist. You have heard that he is going to come into the world, and he is already here.
MSG © biblegateway 1Jo 4:3	And everyone who refuses to confess faith in Jesus has nothing in common with God. This is the spirit of antichrist that you heard was coming. Well, here it is, sooner than we thought!
BBE © SABDAweb 1Jo 4:3	And every spirit which does not say this is not from God: this is the spirit of Antichrist, of which you have had word; and it is in the world even now.
NRSV © bibleoremus 1Jo 4:3	and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world.
NKJV © biblegateway 1Jo 4:3	and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.
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KJV	And <2532> every <3956> spirit <4151> that <3739> confesseth <3670> (5719) not <3361> that Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> is come <2064> (5756) in <1722> the flesh <4561> is <2076> (5748) not <3756> of <1537> God <2316>_: and <2532> this <5124> is <2076> (5748) that [spirit] of antichrist <500>_, whereof <3739> ye have heard <191> (5754) that <3754> it should come <2064> (5736)_; and even <2532> now <3568> already <2235> is it <2076> (5748) in <1722> the world <2889>_.
NASB © biblegateway 1Jo 4:3	and every <3956> spirit <4151> that does not confess <3670> Jesus <2424> is not from God <2316> ; this <3778> is the spirit of the antichrist <500> , of which <3739> you have heard <191> that it is coming <2064> , and now <3568> it is already <2235> in the world <2889> .
NET [draft] ITL	but <2532> every <3956> spirit <4151> that <3739> does <3670> not <3361> confess <3670> Jesus <2424> is <1510> not <3756> from <1537> God <2316> , and <2532> this <5124> is <1510> the spirit of the antichrist <500> , which <3739> you have heard <191> is coming <2064> , and <2532> now <3568> is <1510> already <2235> in <1722> the world <2889> .
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ pan <3956> A-NSN pneuma <4151> N-NSN o <3739> R-NSN mh <3361> PRT-N omologei <3670> (5719) V-PAI-3S ton <3588> T-ASM ihsoun <2424> N-ASM ek <1537> PREP tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM ouk <3756> PRT-N estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S kai <2532> CONJ touto <5124> D-NSN estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S to <3588> T-NSN tou <3588> T-GSM anticristou <500> N-GSM o <3739> R-NSN akhkoate <191> (5754) V-2RAI-2P-ATT oti <3754> CONJ ercetai <2064> (5736) V-PNI-3S kai <2532> CONJ nun <3568> ADV en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM kosmw <2889> N-DSM estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S hdh <2235> ADV

NETBible

but¹ every spirit that does not confess² Jesus³ is not from God, and this is the spirit⁴ of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now is already in the world.

NET Notes

¹tn The καί (kai) which begins 4:3 introduces the “negative side” of the test by which the spirits might be known in 4:2-3. Thus it is adversative in force: “every spirit that confesses Jesus as Christ who has come in the flesh is from God, but every Spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God.”

²tn Or “does not acknowledge.”

³tc A number of variants are generated from the simple τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν (ton Ihsoun), some of which turn the expression into an explicit object-complement construction. ᾿Ιησοῦν κύριον (Ihsoun kurion, “Jesus as Lord”) is found in א, τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν Χριστόν (ton Ihsoun Criston, “Jesus as Christ”) is read by the Byzantine minuscules, τὸν Χριστόν (“the Christ”) is the reading of 1846, and ᾿Ιησοῦν without the article is found in 1881 2464. But τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν is well supported by A B Ψ 33 81 1739 al, and internally best explains the rise of the others. It is thus preferred on both external and internal grounds.

⁴tn “Spirit” is not in the Greek text but is implied.