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Berean Standard Bible

“We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.”

1 John 4:6

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John gives a test for distinguishing the spirit of truth from the spirit of error. The test centers on what is said about Jesus and how people respond to apostolic teaching.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

World English Bible (WEB)

We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn’t listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

We are of God: he who has the knowledge of God gives ear to us; he who is not of God does not give ear to us. By this we may see which is the true spirit, and which is the spirit of error.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

we -- of God we are; he who is knowing God does hear us; he who is not of God, does not hear us; from this we know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Nosotros somos de Dios: el que conoce á Dios, nos oye: el que no es de Dios, no nos oye. Por esto conocemos el espíritu de verdad y el espíritu de error.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero nosotros somos hijos de Dios; el que es de Dios nos presta atención, pero el que no, no. Y aquí tienen otra manera de saber si determinado mensaje procede de Dios: si procede de Dios, el mundo no lo escuchará.

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