:TEXT: "·and every spirit which does not confess Jesus" : S A B K Psi 33 81 104 614 630 945 1241 1739text 1881 2495 Byz Lect one lat syr(p,h) cop : KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: "·and every spirit which annuls Jesus" : 1739margin most lat vg : ASVnCOMMENTS: Although it is possible that "not confess" comes from negating verse 1 John 4:2, it is more likely that the reading "annuls" comes from a second century polemic against Gnostics who said there was a difference between the earthly Jesus and the heavenly Christ.