1Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of Elohim (God): because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2Hereby know you the Spirit of Elohim (God): Every spirit that confesseth that Yahusha HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) is come in the flesh is of Elohim (God):
3And every spirit that confesseth not that Yahusha HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) is come in the flesh is not of Elohim (God): and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof you have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
4You are of Elohim (God), little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world hears them.
6We are of Elohim (God): he that knows Elohim (God) hears us; he that is not of Elohim (God) hears not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of Elohim (God); and every one that loves is born of Elohim (God), and knows Elohim (God).
8He that loves not knows not Elohim (God); for Elohim (God) is love.
9In this was manifested the love of Elohim (God) toward us, because that Elohim (God) sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10Herein is love, not that we loved Elohim (God), but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11Beloved, if Elohim (God) so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12No man has seen Elohim (God) at any time. If we love one another, Elohim (God) dwells in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15Whosoever shall confess that Yahusha (Jesus) is the Son of Elohim (God), Elohim (God) dwells in him, and he in Elohim (God).
16And we have known and believed the love that Elohim (God) has to us. Elohim (God) is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in Elohim (God), and Elohim (God) in him.
17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love.
19We love him, because he first loved us.
20If a man say, I love Elohim (God), and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love Elohim (God) whom he has not seen?
21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves Elohim (God) love his brother also.