1 Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 3 and every spirit who doesn’t confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God; and this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already. 4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world. 5 They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them. 6 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.

7 Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. 9 By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.

13 By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. 16 We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. 17 In this, love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so we are in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. 20 If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? 21 This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

1 Armsad, ärge uskuge igat vaimu, vaid katsuge vaimud läbi, kas nad on Jumalast; sest palju valeprohveteid on välja läinud maailma.

2 Sellest te tunnetate Jumala Vaimu: iga vaim, kes tunnistab Jeesust Kristust lihas tulnud olevat, see on Jumalast.

3 Ja ükski vaim, kes ei tunnista seda Jeesust, ei ole Jumalast; ja see on kristusevastase vaim, kelle te olete kuulnud tulemas olevat ja nüüd juba on maailmas.

4 Teie, lapsukesed, olete Jumalast ja olete nad ära võitnud; sest suurem on See, Kes on teie sees, kui see, kes on maailmas.

5 Nemad on maailmast; sellepärast nad räägivad maailmast ja maailm kuuleb neid.

6 Meie oleme Jumalast; kes tunneb Jumalat, võtab meid kuulda; kes ei ole Jumalast, ei võta meid kuulda. Sellest me tunneme tõe Vaimu ja eksituse vaimu.

7 Armsad, armastagem üksteist, sest armastus on Jumalast, ja igaüks, kes armastab, on Jumalast sündinud ja tunneb Jumalat.

8 Kes ei armasta, ei ole Jumalat ära tundnud; sest Jumal on armastus.

9 Selles on Jumala armastus meie vastu avalikuks saanud, et Jumal Oma ainusündinud Poja on läkitanud maailma, et me Tema läbi elaksime.

10 Selles on armastus — ei mitte selles, et meie oleme armastanud Jumalat, vaid selles, et Tema meid on armastanud ja on läkitanud Oma Poja lepituseks meie pattude eest.

11 Armsad, kui Jumal meid nõnda on armastanud, siis peame ka meie üksteist armastama.

12 Jumalat ei ole iialgi ükski näinud. Kui me üksteist armastame, siis jääb Jumal meisse ja Tema armastus on saanud täiuslikuks meie sees.

13 Sellest, et Ta meile on andnud osa Oma Vaimust, me tunneme, et me jääme Temasse ja Tema meisse.

14 Ja me oleme näinud ja tunnistame, et Isa on läkitanud Poja maailma Õnnistegijaks.

15 Kes tunnistab, et Jeesus on Jumala Poeg, sellesse jääb Jumal ning tema Jumalasse.

16 Ja me oleme tundma õppinud ja uskunud armastust, mis Jumalal on meie vastu. Jumal on armastus, ja kes jääb armastusse, see jääb Jumalasse ning Jumal jääb temasse.

17 Selles on armastus saanud täiuslikuks meie sees, et meil oleks julgust kohtupäeval; sest otsekui Tema on, nõnda oleme ka meie selles maailmas.

18 Kartust ei ole armastuses, vaid täiuslik armastus ajab kartuse välja, sest kartuses on nuhtlust; aga kes kardab, ei ole saanud täiuslikuks armastuses.

19 Me armastame, sest Tema on meid enne armastanud.

20 Kui keegi ütleb: „Mina armastan Jumalat", ja vihkab oma venda, siis ta on valelik. Sest kes ei armasta oma venda, keda ta on näinud, ei või armastada Jumalat, Keda ta ei ole näinud.

21 Ja meil on Temalt see käsk, et kes armastab Jumalat, see armastab ka oma venda.