OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 4:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκετε

in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκετε τό Πνεῦμα τοῦ Θεοῦ παν πνεῦμα ὅ ὁμολογεῖ Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν ἐν σαρκί ἐληλυθότα ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστίν)

This is an idiomatic expression that John uses many times in this letter. Alternate translation: [This is how you can recognize]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

πᾶν πνεῦμα ὃ ὁμολογεῖ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκετε τό Πνεῦμα τοῦ Θεοῦ παν πνεῦμα ὅ ὁμολογεῖ Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν ἐν σαρκί ἐληλυθότα ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστίν)

John is speaking of a prophet by association with the spirit that would inspire a prophet to speak. Alternate translation: [Every prophet who teaches]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐν σαρκὶ ἐληλυθότα

Jesus (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκετε τό Πνεῦμα τοῦ Θεοῦ παν πνεῦμα ὅ ὁμολογεῖ Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν ἐν σαρκί ἐληλυθότα ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστίν)

As in [2:16](../02/16.md), John is using the term flesh to mean the physical human body, which is made of flesh. See Part 2 of the Introduction to 1 John for an explanation of why the false teachers denied that Jesus had a human body. Alternate translation: [that Jesus Christ had a real human body]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν

of ¬the God (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκετε τό Πνεῦμα τοῦ Θεοῦ παν πνεῦμα ὅ ὁμολογεῖ Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν ἐν σαρκί ἐληλυθότα ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστίν)

See how you translated this expression in [4:1](../04/01.md). Alternate translation: [is inspired by God] or, if your language does not use passive forms, [God is inspiring,] placing that phrase before “every spirit” or “every prophet.”