1 John 4:6

New English Translation

We are from God; the person who knows God listens to us, but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:21

He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord said, ‘Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.’

Isaiah 29:10

For the Lord has poured out on you a strong urge to sleep deeply. He has shut your eyes (the prophets), and covered your heads (the seers).

Isaiah 8:20

Then you must recall the Lord’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.

Hosea 4:12

They consult their wooden idols, and their diviner’s staff answers with an oracle. The wind of prostitution blows them astray; they commit spiritual adultery against their God.

Micah 2:11

If a lying windbag should come and say, ‘I’ll promise you blessings of wine and beer,’ he would be just the right preacher for these people!

Micah 3:8

But I am full of the courage that the Lord’s Spirit gives, and have a strong commitment to justice. This enables me to confront Jacob with its rebellion, and Israel with its sin.

Luke 10:22

All things have been given to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.”

John 10:16

I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.

John 10:27

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

John 10:3

The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

John 13:20

I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

John 14:17

the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.

John 15:26

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father – the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father – he will testify about me,

John 16:13

But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. For he will not speak on his own authority, but will speak whatever he hears, and will tell you what is to come.

John 18:37

Then Pilate said, “So you are a king!” Jesus replied, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world – to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”

John 20:21

So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you.”

John 8:19

Then they began asking him, “Who is your father?” Jesus answered, “You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.”

John 8:23

Jesus replied, “You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.

Romans 1:1

From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.

Romans 11:8

as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day.”

1 Corinthians 14:37

If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.

2 Corinthians 10:7

You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

With flaming fire he will mete out punishment on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to recall both the predictions foretold by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

1 John 4:4

You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

1 John 4:8

The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 5:19

We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

Jude 1:17

But you, dear friends – recall the predictions foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.