1 John 4:1

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits if they are of God: for many false prophets have come out into the world.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:21

Try all things; hold the good.

2 Peter 2:1

And also were there false prophets among the people, as also among you shall be false teachers, who shall privately bring in doctrines of perdition, and denying the master having purchased them, having brought upon themselves swift destruction.

1 Timothy 4:1

And the Spirit says expressly, that in later times some shall be removed from the faith, holding to deceitful spirits, and doctrines of evil spirits;

2 John 1:7

For many cheats come into the world, they not acknowledging Jesus Christ coming in the flesh. This is the cheat and antichrist.

Proverbs 14:15

The simple will believe to every word: and the prudent will understand to his going.

1 Corinthians 14:29

And let the prophets speak two or three, and let others decide.

1 John 2:18

Young children, it is the last hour: and as ye have heard that antichrist comes, and now many antichrists have come; whence we know that it is the last hour.

Luke 12:57

And why also of yourselves judge ye not the just thing?

Luke 21:8

And he said, See ye, be not deceived: for many shall come in my name,. saying, That I am; and the time has drawn near: therefore go not after them.

2 Timothy 3:13

And evil men and impostors shall proceed to worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

Revelation 2:2

I know thy works, and thy fatigue, and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear the wicked: and thou bast tried them saying they are sent, and are not, and thou Last found them liars:

1 Corinthians 12:10

And to another performances of powers; and to another discriminations of spirits; and to another kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues:

Acts 20:29

For I know this, that there shall come in after my departure grievous wolves to you, not sparing the flock.

Mark 13:21

And if any say to you, Behold, here Christ; or, behold, there; believe ye not:

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesied in falsehood, and the priests will spread out with their hands; and my people loved it thus: and what will ye do to its last part

Acts 17:11

And they were of more noble birth than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all willingness, and examined the writings daily, if these things might hold thus.

1 Kings 13:18

And he will say to him, I also a prophet as thou; and a messenger spake to me in the word of Jehovah, saying, Turn him back with thee to thy house; and he shall eat bread and drink water. Lying to him.

Jeremiah 14:14

And Jehovah will say to me, The prophets are prophesying a lie in my name: I sent them not, and I commanded them not, and I spake not to them: a vision of falsehood and a divination, and nought, and the deceit of their heart they are prophesying to you.

Jeremiah 23:16

Thus said Jehovah of armies, Ye shall not hear to the words of the prophets prophesying to you; they making you vain: they will speak the vision of their heart, not from the mouth of Jehovah.

1 Thessalonians 5:20

Set not prophecies at nought.

2 Thessalonians 2:2

For you not to be quickly shaken in mind, neither be disturbed, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by epistle as by us, as that the day of Christ has drawn near.

1 John 2:7

Brethren, I write no new command to you, but an old command which ye had from the beginning. The old command is the word which ye heard from the beginning.

3 John 1:11

Dearly beloved, imitate not evil, but good. He doing good is of God: and he doing evil has not seen God.