Study it in the app“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 in the world already.”
andκαὶeveryπᾶνspiritπνεῦμαthatὃdoes notμὴconfessὁμολογεῖJesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνis notοὐκ ἔστινfromἐκGod;τοῦ θεοῦandκαὶthisτοῦτόisἐστινthe spiritτὸ τοῦof the antichrist,ἀντιχρίστουof whichὃyou have heardἀκηκόατεthatὅτιit is coming,ἔρχεταιandκαὶnowνῦνit isἐστὶνinἐνthe worldτῷ κόσμῳalready.ἤδη
evil spirit
An invisible being without a body, often evil: a demon.
Where else “pneuma” appearsconfess
To state openly what one believes, as that Christ is Lord.
Where else “homologei” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsantichrist
Antichrist: one who opposes the Messiah or claims to take his place.
Where else “antichristou” appearshear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akēkoate” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appearscreation
Everything God made.
Where else “kosmōi” appearsalready
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appearsMany manuscripts add “the Messiah has come in the flesh.”
2By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses Jesus the Messiah as having come in the flesh is from God,
3 · This verse (above)
4You are from God, little children, and you have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
1. What it says
What does John ask us to do with every spirit, and why (v. 1-3)?
2. What it means
John says, "God is love" (v. 8, 16). How does the text show that love, and what does it expect of us (v. 9-11)?
3. How I live it
John writes that perfect love casts out fear (v. 18). What fear would you like to hand to God today?
