1 John 4:1 - William Tyndale New Testament

¹ ¶ Dearly beloved believe not every spirit: but prove the spirits whether they are of God, or no: for many false prophets are gone out in to the world.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ BELOVED, DO not put faith in every spirit, but prove (test) the spirits to discover whether they proceed from God; for many false prophets have gone forth into the world.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Common English Bible

¹ Dear friends, don’t believe every spirit. Test the spirits to see if they are from God because many false prophets have gone into the world.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Most beloved, do not be willing to believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are of God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

1 John 4:1 Tagairtí Cros

Mark 13:21

¶ And then, if any man say to you: lo, here is Christ, lo, he is there, believe not.

Luke 12:57

Yee and why judge ye not of yourselves, that which is rightwise?

Luke 21:8

¶ And he said: take heed, that ye be not deceived. For many will come in my name, saying of themselves, I am he. And the time draweth near. Follow ye not them therefore.

Acts 17:11

These were the noblest among them of Thessalonia, which received the word with all diligence of mind, and searched the scriptures daily whether those things were even so.

Acts 20:29

For I am sure of this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, which will not spare the flock.

1 Corinthians 12:10

To another power to do miracles: To another prophecy, To another judgement of spirits, To another diverse tongues: To another the interpretation of tongues:

1 Corinthians 14:29

¶ Let the prophets speak two at once, or three at once, and let other judge.

1 Thessalonians 5:20

despise not prophesying.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

Examine all things. Reap that which is good.

2 Thessalonians 2:2

that ye be not suddenly moved from your mind, and be not troubled, neither by spirit, neither by words, nor yet by letter, which should seem to come from us, as though the day of Christ were at hand.

1 Timothy 4:1

¶ The spirit speaketh evidently that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, and shall give heed unto spirits of error,

2 Timothy 3:13

But the evil men and deceivers, shall wax worse and worse, while they deceive, and are deceived themselves.

2 Peter 2:1

¶ There were false prophets among the people even as there shall be false teachers among you: which privily shall bring in damnable sects, even denying the Lord that hath bought them, and bring on their own heads swift damnation,

1 John 2:18

¶ Little children it is the last time, and as ye have heard how the Antichrist shall come: even now are there many Antichrists come already whereby we know that it is the last time.

1 John 2:7

¶ Brethren I write no new commandment unto you: but that old commandment which ye heard from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye heard from the beginning.

2 John 1:7

For many deceivers are entered into the world, which confess not that Iesus Christ is como in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an Antichrist.

3 John 1:11

¶ Dearly beloved counterfeit not that which is evil, but that which is good: He that doeth well is of God: but he that doeth evil seeth not God.

Revelation 2:2

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not forbear them which are evil: and examinedst them which say they are Apostles, and are not: and hast found them liars.