First letter of John 4:2

This is how you can recognize [gain personal certainty about] the Spirit of God:
Every spirit that confesses (agrees with the word) [the word of God] that Jesus the Anointed One (Messiah, Christ) has come in the flesh (in human form) is (has its origin) from God,

The greek text BETA

Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

ἐν   τούτῳ   γινώσκετε   τὸ   πνεῦμα   τοῦ   θεοῦ·   πᾶν   πνεῦμα   ὃ   ὁμολογεῖ   Ἰησοῦν   Χριστὸν   ἐν   σαρκὶ   ἐληλυθότα   ἐκ   τοῦ   θεοῦ   ἐστιν.  

Manuscript comments

The greek text has 20 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G1722
ἐν (en)
By
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3778
τούτῳ (toyto)
this
Demonstrative pron. Demonstrative pronoun
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
D-DSN
G1097
γινώσκετε (ginoskete)
you know
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. second person plural
V-PAI-2P
G3588
τὸ (to)
the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
T-ASN
G4151
πνεῦμα (pneyma)
Spirit
Noun Noun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
N-ASN
G3588
τοῦ (toy)
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G2316
θεοῦ· (theoy.)
of God:
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G3956
πᾶν (pan)
Every
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
A-NSN
G4151
πνεῦμα (pneyma)
spirit
Noun Noun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
N-NSN
G3739
(o)
that
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
R-NSN
G3670
ὁμολογεῖ (omologei)
confesses
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G2424
Ἰησοῦν (Iesoyn)
Jesus
Noun Noun
acc. sing. accusative singular masculine
Person (Person)
N-ASM-P
G5547
Χριστὸν (Christon)
Christ
Noun Noun
acc. sing. accusative singular masculine
Title (title)
N-ASM-T
G1722
ἐν (en)
in
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G4561
σαρκὶ (sarki)
[the] flesh
Noun Noun
dative sing. dative singular feminine
N-DSF
G2064
ἐληλυθότα (elelythota)
having come,
VERB Verb
2nd perf. active part. second perfect active Participle
accusative sing. accusative singular masculine
V-2RAP-ASM
G1537
ἐκ (ek)
of
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τοῦ (toy)
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G2316
θεοῦ (theoy)
God
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G1510
ἐστιν. (estin.)
is;
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S

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