1 John 2:23 - Compare All Versions
1 John 2:22-23 MSG (The Message)
So who is lying here? It’s the person who denies that Jesus is the Divine Christ, that’s who. This is what makes an antichrist: denying the Father, denying the Son. No one who denies the Son has any part with the Father, but affirming the Son is an embrace of the Father as well.
1 John 2:23 KJV (King James Version)
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
1 John 2:23 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.
1 John 2:23 NCV (New Century Version)
Whoever does not accept the Son does not have the Father. But whoever confesses the Son has the Father, too.
1 John 2:23 ASV (American Standard Version)
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also.
1 John 2:23 NIV (New International Version)
No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
1 John 2:23 NKJV (New King James Version)
Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
1 John 2:23 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Whoever denies and repudiates the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses and acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
1 John 2:23 NLT (New Living Translation)
Anyone who denies the Son doesn’t have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
1 John 2:23 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Whoever rejects the Son rejects the Father. Whoever embraces the Son embraces the Father also.
1 John 2:23 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.