1 John 2:22 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Who is the liar, except he who is denying that Jesus is the Christ? this one is the antichrist who is denying the Father and the Son;
English ASV
Who is the liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, even he that denieth the Father and the Son.
English Amplified
Who is [such a] liar as he who denies that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah)? He is the antichrist (the antagonist of Christ), who [habitually] denies and refuses to acknowledge the Father and the Son.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Who is [such a] liar as he who denies that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah)? He is the antichrist (the antagonist of Christ), who [habitually] denies and refuses to acknowledge the Father and the Son.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Who is the liar, if not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the antichrist: the one who denies the Father and the Son.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? *He* is the antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
English EASY 2024
Who is the one who tells the worst lies? It is anyone who says that Jesus is not the Messiah. A person like that is the enemy of Christ. He is speaking against God the Father and against Jesus, his Son.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
So who is the liar? It is the one who says Jesus is not the Christ. Whoever says that is the enemy of Christ—the one who does not believe in the Father or in his Son.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Who, then, is the liar? It is those who say that Jesus is not the Messiah. Such people are the Enemy of Christ—they reject both the Father and the Son.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Who is a liar? Who else but the person who rejects Jesus as the Messiah? The person who rejects the Father and the Son is an antichrist.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Who is the liar, if not the one who denies that Jesus is the Messiah? He is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.
English KJV 1611
Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
English LSB
Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Who is a liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? Whoever denies the Father and the Son is the antichrist.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Who is the liar? Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Who is the liar but the person who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the antichrist: the person who denies the Father and the Son.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Who is the liar? The person who says that Jesus is not the Christ. People who say that are the enemies of Christ. They say no to the Father and the Son.
English NIV
Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist--he denies the Father and the Son.
English NKJ 1982
Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
English NLT
And who is the great liar? The one who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Such people are antichrists, for they have denied the Father and the Son.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Who is the real liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ. He is the real antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
And who is the greatest liar? The one who says that Jesus is not Christ. Such a person is antichrist, for he does not believe in God the Father and in his Son.
English Tyndale 1537
Who is a liar: but he that denieth that Jesus is Christ? he(The same) is the antichrist that denieth the father and the son.