King James Version

1 John 4:2

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

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ἐνenHerebyἐνpreposition — “Hereby”G1722in, on, among.Herebyτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.γινώσκετεginōsketeknow yeγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “know ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.know yeτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaSpiritπνεῦμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the object formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spiritτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of GodπᾶνpanEveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “Every”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.Everyπνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.spiritὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ὁμολογεῖhomologeithat confessethὁμολογέω (homologeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “that confesseth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3670(a) I promise, agree, (b) I confess, (c) I publicly declare, (d) a Hebraism, I praise, celebrate.that confessethἸησοῦνiēsounthat JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “that Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.that JesusΧριστὸνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inσαρκὶsarkifleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the to- or for-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.the fleshἐληλυθόταelēluthotato comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to come”, a completed action with a present resultG2064I come, go.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

Young’s Literal Translation

in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is,

World English Bible

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

Darby Translation

Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses Jesus Christ come in flesh is of God;

Douay-Rheims

By this is the spirit of God known. Every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God:

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