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.
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 4 of 1 John. Not every spirit should be accepted. The fundamental criterion is the confession of Jesus Christ as having come in the flesh, which distinguishes spiritual truth from error.
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und ein jeglicher Geist, der da nicht bekennt, daß Jesus Christus ist in das Fleisch gekommen, der ist nicht von Gott. Und das ist der Geist des Widerchrists, von welchem ihr habt gehört, daß er kommen werde, und er ist jetzt schon in der Welt.
Y todo espíritu que no confiesa que Jesucristo es venido en carne, no es de Dios: y éste es el espíritu del anticristo, del cual vosotros habéis oído que ha de venir, y que ahora ya está en el mundo.
et tout esprit qui ne confesse pas Jésus n'est pas de Dieu, c'est celui de l'antéchrist, dont vous avez appris la venue, et qui maintenant est déjà dans le monde.
Ed ogni spirito, che non confessa Gesù Cristo venuto in carne, non è da Dio; e quello è lo spirito d’anticristo, il quale voi avete udito dover venire; ed ora egli è già nel mondo
E todo o espírito que não confessa que Jesus Cristo veio em carne não é de Deus; mas este é o espírito do anticristo, do qual já ouvistes que há de vir, e eis que já está no mundo.
凡不宣認耶穌的靈,不是出於上帝。這是那敵基督者的靈;你們從前聽見他要來,現在他已經在世上了。
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