1 John 4:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But we are from God. So the people who know God listen to us. But the people who are not from God don’t listen to us. This is how we know the Spirit that is true and the spirit that is false.

Cross References

John 14:17

The Helper is the Spirit of truth. The people of the world cannot accept him, because they don’t see him or know him. But you know him. He lives with you, and he will be in you.

John 10:27

My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me.

John 15:26

“I will send you the Helper from the Father. The Helper is the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father. When he comes, he will tell about me.

1 John 4:1

My dear friends, many false prophets are in the world now. So don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God.

1 John 4:4

My dear children, you belong to God, so you have already defeated these false prophets. That’s because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

John 18:37

Pilate said, “So you are a king.” Jesus answered, “You are right to say that I am a king. I was born for this: to tell people about the truth. That is why I came into the world. And everyone who belongs to the truth listens to me.”

1 Corinthians 14:37

If you think you are a prophet or that you have a spiritual gift, you should understand that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

He will come with burning fire to punish those who don’t know God—those who refuse to accept the Good News about our Lord Jesus.

John 16:13

But when the Spirit of truth comes, he will lead you into all truth. He will not speak his own words. He will speak only what he hears and will tell you what will happen in the future.

Micah 3:8

But the Lord’s Spirit has filled me with power, goodness, and strength. So I can tell Jacob about his crimes, and so I can tell Israel about his sins!

1 John 4:8

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 Timothy 4:1

The Spirit clearly says that in the last times some will turn away from what we believe. They will obey spirits that tell lies. And they will follow the teachings of demons.

John 13:20

I assure you, whoever accepts the person I send also accepts me. And whoever accepts me also accepts the one who sent me.”

John 8:19

The people asked, “Where is your father?” Jesus answered, “You don’t know me or my Father. But if you knew me, you would know my Father too.”

Luke 10:22

“My Father has given me all things. No one knows who the Son is—only the Father knows. And only the Son knows who the Father is. The only people who will know about the Father are those the Son chooses to tell.”

Hosea 4:12

My people are asking pieces of wood for advice. They think those sticks will answer them! They have chased after those false gods like prostitutes and have left their own God.

Isaiah 29:10

The Lord will make you sleepy. He will close your eyes. (The prophets are your eyes.) He will cover your heads. (The prophets are your heads.)

Isaiah 8:20

You should follow the teachings and the agreement. I swear, if you follow those other things, there is no future for you.

Jude 1:17

Dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said would happen.

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to remember the words that the holy prophets spoke in the past. And remember the command that our Lord and Savior gave us. He gave us that command through your apostles.

2 Corinthians 10:7

You must look at the facts before you. If you feel sure you belong to Christ, you must remember that we belong to Christ the same as you do.

Romans 11:8

As the Scriptures say, “God caused the people to fall asleep.” Isaiah 29:10 “God closed their eyes so that they could not see, and he closed their ears so that they could not hear. This continues until now.” Deuteronomy 29:4

Romans 1:1

Greetings from Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus. God chose me to be an apostle and gave me the work of telling his Good News.

John 20:21

Then Jesus said again, “Peace be with you. It was the Father who sent me, and I am now sending you in the same way.”

John 10:16

I have other sheep too. They are not in this flock here. I must lead them also. They will listen to my voice. In the future there will be one flock and one shepherd.

Micah 2:11

These people don’t want to listen to me. But if a man comes telling lies, they will accept him. They would accept a false prophet if he comes and says, “There will be good times in the future, with plenty of wine and beer.”

John 8:23

But Jesus said to them, “You people are from here below, but I am from above. You belong to this world, but I don’t belong to this world.

John 10:3

The man who guards the gate opens the gate for the shepherd. And the sheep listen to the voice of the shepherd. He calls his own sheep, using their names, and he leads them out.

1 John 5:19

We know that we belong to God, but the Evil One controls the whole world.

2 Chronicles 18:21

He answered, ‘I will go out and become a spirit of lies in the mouths of Ahab’s prophets—they will all speak lies.’ So the Lord said, ‘Yes, that will fool Ahab. Go out and do that!’