1 John 4:1

Free Bible Version

Dear friends, don't trust every spirit, but put the spirits to the test to find out whether they're from God, for there are many false prophets out there in the world.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:18

But the old prophet told him, “I am also a prophet, just like you. An angel told me God said, ‘Take him home with you so that he can have something to eat and drink’” But he was lying to him.

Proverbs 14:15

Stupid people believe whatever they're told, but sensible people think about what they're doing.

Jeremiah 14:14

The prophets are prophesying lies in my name, replied the Lord. I didn't send them or choose them or speak to them. It's a lying vision, an empty prediction, a deluded, deceitful product of their own minds that they are prophesying to you.

Jeremiah 23:16

This is what the Lord Almighty says: Don't pay attention to what these prophets say when they prophesy to you. They're fooling you with visions they make up in their own minds. They're not from me.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets give false prophecies; the priests rule as they please. My people love it like this, but what will you do when it all falls apart?

Mark 13:21

So if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘Look, there he is,’ don't believe it.

Luke 12:57

Why don't you think for yourselves and judge what's the right thing to do?

Luke 21:8

“Make sure you're not deceived,” Jesus warned them. “Many people will come claiming to be me, saying, ‘Here I am!’ and, ‘The time has come!’ but don't follow them.

Acts 17:11

The people there had a better attitude than those in Thessalonica in that they were very quick to accept the word, and every day they examined the Scriptures to make sure what they were told was right.

Acts 20:29

I know that after I leave vicious wolves will come among you, and won't spare the flock.

1 Corinthians 12:10

Another is given the ability to perform miracles. Another receives the gift of prophecy. Another is given the gift of spiritual discernment. Another receives the ability to speak different languages, while another is given the gift of interpreting languages.

1 Corinthians 14:29

Similarly, have two or three of those who give God's prophetic message speak, and let everyone else think about what was said.

1 Thessalonians 5:20

don't look down on prophecy,

1 Thessalonians 5:21

make sure to check everything. Hold on to whatever is good;

2 Thessalonians 2:2

please don't become upset or concerned by any spiritual revelation, or message, or letter supposedly from us that makes you think that the day of the Lord has already come.

1 Timothy 4:1

However, the Spirit very clearly explains that in the last times some will abandon their trust in God, and will listen to deceptive spirits and beliefs that come from demons.

2 Timothy 3:13

while wicked people and frauds will do well, going from bad to worse, deceiving others and deceiving themselves too.

2 Peter 2:1

But just as there were false prophets among the people then, there will be false teachers among you. They subtly introduce false and destructive teachings, even denying the Lord who redeemed them, quickly bringing destruction on themselves.

1 John 2:18

Dear friends, this is the last hour. As you've heard, the antichrist is coming. Many antichrists have already come. This is how we know this is the last hour.

1 John 2:7

My friends, I'm not writing to you giving some new commandment, but an old commandment you've had from the beginning. This old commandment is one you have already heard.

2 John 1:7

I'm telling you this because many deceivers have left and gone out into the world. They don't accept that Jesus Christ has come as a human being. Anyone like this is a deceiver and an antichrist.

3 John 1:11

My friend, don't imitate what is evil, but what is good. Those who do what's good belong to God; those who do evil don't know God.

Revelation 2:2

I know what you've accomplished, your hard work and perseverance. I know you can't tolerate evil people, and how you investigated those who claimed to be apostles but are not, and discovered they were frauds.