Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
We are of God: he knowing God hears us; he is not of God who hears us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
We are from God. Anyone who knows God listens to us;
International Standard Version
We belong to God. The person who knows God listens to us. Whoever does not belong to God does not listen to us. This is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.
A Conservative Version
We are of God. He who knows God hears us. He who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
We [who teach God’s word] are from God [energized by the Holy Spirit], and whoever knows God [through personal experience] listens to us [and has a deeper understanding of Him]. Whoever is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know [without any doubt] the spirit of truth [motivated by God] and the spirit of error [motivated by Satan].
An Understandable Version
We [who preach the true Gospel] represent God; the person who knows God listens to our message; the one who does not belong to God does not listen to us. This is how we can know [the difference between those speaking by] the Holy Spirit of truth and [those speaking by] the spirit of [Satan's] error.
Anderson New Testament
We are of God: he that knows God, hears us: he that is not of God, does not hear us: by this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us; he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
Daniel Mace New Testament
we are of God: he that knoweth God, heareth us; he that is not of God, heareth not us. by this we distinguish the spirit of truth from the spirit of imposture.
Darby Translation
We are of God; he that knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
We are of God: he who know God, hearkens to us; he who is not of God, hearkens not to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Godbey New Testament
We are of God: the one knowing God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Goodspeed New Testament
We are God's children. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not a child of God will not listen to us. In this way we can tell what is inspired by truth from what is inspired by error.
John Wesley New Testament
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.
King James 2000
We are of God: he that knows God hears us; he that is not of God hears not us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Lexham Expanded Bible
We are from God. The one who knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.
Modern King James verseion
We are of God. He who knows God hears us. The one who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
We be of God, and he that knoweth God heareth us: and he that is not of God, heareth us not. And hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Moffatt New Testament
we belong to God ??he who knows God listens to us, he who does not belong to God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
Montgomery New Testament
But you are of God. He who is beginning to know God listens to us; he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we may distinguish the spirit of truth from the spirit of error.
NET Bible
We are from God; the person who knows God listens to us, but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.
New Heart English Bible
We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Noyes New Testament
We are of God; he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Sawyer New Testament
We are of God; he that knows God hears us, he that is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
The Emphasized Bible
We, are, of God: he that is getting to understand God, hearkeneth unto us, - whoso is not of God, hearkeneth not unto us: from this, perceive we - the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of delusion.
Twentieth Century New Testament
We come from God. He who knows God listens to us; the man who does not come from God does not listen to us. By that we may know the true inspiration from the false.
Webster
We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth us; he that is not of God, heareth not us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Weymouth New Testament
The man who is beginning to know God listens to us, but he who is not a child of God does not listen to us. By this test we can distinguish the Spirit of truth from the spirit of error.
Williams New Testament
We are children of God. Whoever knows God by experience listens to us; whoever is not a child of God does not listen to us. This is the way to distinguish a true spiritual utterance from one that is false.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
We are of God; he that knows God hears us; he that is not of God hears us not: from this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
Worsley New Testament
We are of God: he, that knoweth God, heareth us; but he, who is not of God, heareth not us. By this we know the Spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Youngs Literal Translation
we -- of God we are; he who is knowing God doth hear us; he who is not of God, doth not hear us; from this we know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error.
Themes
Hearing » Why some do not hear the word of God
Hearing » Who does not hear the lord’s disciples
Hearing » Who hears the lord’s disciples
Holy spirit » The leadership of » Called "spirit of truth"
Holy spirit » Regenerating » Spirit of truth
Holy spirit » Guides » Spirit of truth
Knowledge » Those that know the lord
Spirit » Called the comforter, (greek, parakletos) » Of truth
Spirit » The leadership of » Called "spirit of truth"
Topics
Interlinear
Ek
ἐκ ἐξ
Ek
Usage: 709
theos
θεός
theos
θεός
theos
Usage: 1151
Usage: 1151
Akouo
ἀκούω
Akouo
Usage: 313
hemon
ἡμῶν
hemon
Usage: 388
References
Watsons
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 4:6
Prayers for 1 John 4:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Recognize The Spirit Of God
5 They are of the world: for this they speak of the world, and the world hears them. 6 We are of God: he knowing God hears us; he is not of God who hears us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 7 Dearly beloved, we should love one another: for love is of God; and every one loving has been born of God, and knows God.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
John 14:17
The Spirit of truth; which the world cannot receive, for it sees it not, neither knows: and ye know it; for it shall remain with you, and shall be in you.
1 Corinthians 14:37
If any think to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him observe what I write to you, that they are the commands of the Lord.
John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
John 15:26
And when the Intercessor should come, which I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, which comes from the Father, he shall testify of me:
John 18:37
Then said Pilate to him, Art thou not then king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world, that I testify to the truth. Every one being of the truth hears my voice.
1 John 4:1
Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits if they are of God: for many false prophets have come out into the world.
1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have conquered them: for greater is he in you, than he in the world.
Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony if they will not speak according to this word, because no morning is in them.
Isaiah 29:10
For Jehovah poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and he will close your eyes: the prophets and your heads, the seeing he covered.
Hosea 4:12
My people will ask in their counsel, and with their rod they will announce to them: for the spirit of fornications caused to err, and they will commit fornication from under their God.
Micah 2:11
If a man going in the spirit and falsehood, lying, I will drop to thee for wine and for strong drink; and he was the dropping of this people.
Micah 3:8
But I was filled with power, with the spirit of Jehovah, and judgment and strength to announce to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
Luke 10:22
All things were delivered me by my Father: and none knows who is the Son, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and to whomsoever the Son would wish to reveal.
John 8:19
Then said they to him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye had known my Father also.
John 8:45-50
And because I say the truth, ye believe me not.
John 10:16
And I have, other sheep, which are not of this court-yard: and I must also bring them, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, and one shepherd.
John 13:20
Truly, truly, I say to you, He receiving whomsoever I shall send receives me; and he receiving me receives him having sent me.
John 16:13
And when he should come, the Spirit of truth, he shall guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatever he should hear, shall he speak: and he shall announce to you the things coming.
John 20:21
Then said Jesus again to them, Peace to you: as the Father has sent me, I also send you.
Romans 1:1
Paul, servant of Jesus Christ, called sent, separated to the good news of God,
Romans 11:8
(As has been written, God gave them the spirit of mortal pain, eyes not to see, and earn not to hear;) even to this day.
1 Corinthians 2:12-14
And we have not received the spirit of the world, but the spirit from God; that we might know things bestowed upon us as a gift by God.
2 Corinthians 10:7
See ye things according to the face? If any has persuaded himself to be of Christ, let him reckon this again of himself, that, as he of Christ, so we also of Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:8
In fire of flame giving vengeance to them not knowing God, and to them not listening to the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ:
2 Thessalonians 2:9-11
Whose arrival is according to the energy of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
1 Timothy 4:1
And the Spirit says expressly, that in later times some shall be removed from the faith, holding to deceitful spirits, and doctrines of evil spirits;
2 Peter 3:2
To remember the words spoken before by the holy prophets, and the command of us the sent of the Lord and Saviour:
1 John 4:8
He not loving knows not God; for God is love.
Jude 1:17
And ye, dearly beloved, remember the words spoken before by the sent of our Lord Jesus Christ;