1 John 4

4 ¹My beloved ones, no believe every spirit, but test di spirits make you see if dem come from our Papa, because plenty false prophets don comot go inside di world. ²Na so you go take know di Spirit of our Papa: every spirit wey confess say Jesus Christ don come for flesh na from our Papa, ³and every spirit wey no confess Jesus no be from our Papa. Dis one na di antichrist im spirit, wey una hear say e dey come, and e don dey inside di world already now. ⁴Una be from our Papa, my small pikin dem, and una don overcome dem, because di One wey dey inside una big pass di one wey dey inside di world. ⁵Dem be from di world; na why dem dey talk from di world, and di world dey listen to dem. ⁶We be from our Papa. Anybody wey know am dey hear us; anybody wey no be from am no dey hear us. Na so we take dey know di Spirit of truth and di spirit of error.

Our Papa Na Love

⁷My beloved ones, make we love one anoda, because love na from our Papa, and everybody wey dey love na him born dem and dem sabi am. ⁸Anybody wey no dey love no know our Papa, because our Papa na love. ^a a v8 "God na love" turn to "our Papa na love" — love no be sometin wey e dey wear, na im very identity as Papa. ⁹Na so our Papa im love take show among us: our Papa send im only-one Pikin come inside di world make we fit live through am. ¹⁰Na dis one be love: no be say we love our Papa, but na say him love us and send im Pikin as di atoning sacrifice for our sins. ^b b v10 An atoning sacrifice na offering wey pay di full price for sin, wey dey bring back di relationship wey our sin don break. ¹¹My beloved ones, if our Papa love us reach so, we too suppose love one anoda. ¹²Nobody don ever see our Papa; but if we love one anoda, our Papa dey remain inside us and im love don complete inside us. ¹³Na so we take know say we dey live inside am and him dey inside us: him don give us im Spirit. ¹⁴We don see am and we dey testify say our Papa send di Pikin as Savior of di world. ¹⁵Anybody wey confess say Jesus na di Pikin of our Papa, our Papa dey remain inside am, and him dey inside our Papa. ¹⁶We don know and we don believe di love wey our Papa get for us. Our Papa na love, and anybody wey dey remain inside love dey remain inside am, and him dey inside dem. ¹⁷Na so love take complete inside us, so we go fit get confidence for judgment day, because as him be, na so we too be for dis world. ¹⁸For inside love, fear no dey; perfect love dey drive fear comot, because fear get to do with punishment, and anybody wey dey fear never complete for inside love. ¹⁹We dey love because na our Papa first love us. ²⁰If anybody talk say, "I love our Papa," but him hate im brother, na liar him be. Because anybody wey no fit love im brother, wey him don see, no fit love our Papa, wey him never see. ²¹And dis commandment na him we get from am: anybody wey love our Papa must love im brother too.