Hereby know ye (εν τουτω γινωσκετε). Either present active indicative or imperative. The test of "the Spirit of God" (το πνευμα το…

By this. Greek, "By this;" that is, by the test which is immediately specified. Know ye the Spirit of God. You may discern who ar…

NOT ALL SPIRITS ARE THE RESULT OF THE SONSHIP: NECESSITY OF EXAMINING THEM (1 John 4:1–6).

1. The difference among spirit…

But try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: <…

The test itself appears to hinge on the words “that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh.” The false prophets may well have believed that Christ was …

By this, or by this, you know he lays down a special mark by which they might more easily distinguish between true and f…

Hereby know you the Spirit of God
This is a rule by which believers may know whether a man professing to have the Sp…

Christians who are well acquainted with the Scriptures may, in humble dependence on Divine teaching, discern those who set forth doctrines accordin…