1 John 4:6

God's Word

We belong to God. The person who knows God listens to us. Whoever doesn’t belong to God doesn’t listen to us. That’s how we can tell the Spirit of truth from the spirit of lies.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:21

“The Spirit answered, ‘I will go out and be a spirit that tells lies through the mouths of all of Ahab’s prophets.’ “The Lord said, ‘You will succeed in deceiving him. Go and do it.’

Isaiah 29:10

The Lord has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He will shut your eyes. (Your eyes are the prophets.) He will cover your heads. (Your heads are the seers.)

Isaiah 8:20

They should go to the teachings and to the written instructions. If people don’t speak these words, it is because it doesn’t dawn on them.

Hosea 4:12

My people ask their wooden idols for help. A piece of wood tells them what to do. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray. They commit adultery by giving themselves to other gods.

Micah 2:11

Liars and frauds may go around and say, “We will preach to you about wine and liquor.” They would be just the type of preacher you want.

Micah 3:8

But I am filled with the power of the Lord’s Spirit, with justice, and with strength. So I will tell ⌞the descendants of⌟ Jacob about their crimes and ⌞the nation of⌟ Israel about its sins.

Luke 10:22

“My Father has turned everything over to me. Only the Father knows who the Son is. And no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son is willing to reveal him.”

John 10:16

I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be one flock with one shepherd.

John 10:27

My sheep respond to my voice, and I know who they are. They follow me,

John 10:3

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep respond to his voice. He calls his sheep by name and leads them out of the pen.

John 13:20

“I can guarantee this truth: Whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

John 14:17

That helper is the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot accept him, because it doesn’t see or know him. You know him, because he lives with you and will be in you.

John 15:26

“The helper whom I will send to you from the Father will come. This helper, the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, will declare the truth about me.

John 16:13

When the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you into the full truth. He won’t speak on his own. He will speak what he hears and will tell you about things to come.

John 18:37

Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus replied, “You’re correct in saying that I’m a king. I have been born and have come into the world for this reason: to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to me.”

John 20:21

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”

John 8:19

The Pharisees asked him, “Where is your father?” Jesus replied, “You don’t know me or my Father. If you knew me, you would also know my Father.”

John 8:23

Jesus said to them, “You’re from below. I’m from above. You’re from this world. I’m not from this world.

Romans 1:1

From Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle and appointed to spread the Good News of God.

Romans 11:8

as Scripture says, “To this day God has given them a spirit of deep sleep. Their eyes don’t see, and their ears don’t hear!”

1 Corinthians 14:37

Whoever thinks that he speaks for God or that he is spiritually gifted must acknowledge that what I write to you is what the Lord commands.

2 Corinthians 10:7

Look at the plain facts! If anyone is confident he belongs to Christ, he should take note that we also belong to Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

He will take revenge on those who refuse to acknowledge God and on those who refuse to respond to the Good News about our Lord Jesus.

1 Timothy 4:1

The Spirit says clearly that in later times some believers will desert the Christian faith. They will follow spirits that deceive, and they will believe the teachings of demons.

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and what the Lord and Savior commanded you through your apostles.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, don’t believe all people who say that they have the Spirit. Instead, test them. See whether the spirit they have is from God, because there are many false prophets in the world.

1 John 4:4

Dear children, you belong to God. So you have won the victory over these people, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

1 John 4:8

The person who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, because God is love.

1 John 5:19

We know that we are from God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

Jude 1:17

Dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ told you to expect: