1 John 4:1

Dearely beloued, beleeue not euery spirit, but trie the spirits whether they are of God: for many false prophets are gone out into this worlde.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Hereby shall ye know the Spirit of God, Euery spirit which confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God.

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Cross References

Proverbs 14:15The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.

Jeremiah 29:8For thus saith the Lord of hostes the God of Israel, Let not your prophets, and your southsayers that bee among you, deceiue you, neither giue eare to your dreames, which you dreame.

Matthew 24:4And Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, Take heede that no man deceiue you.

Mark 13:21Then if any man say to you, Loe, here is Christ, or, lo, he is there, beleeue it not.

Luke 21:8And he sayd, Take heede, that ye be not deceiued: for many will come in my Name, saying, I am Christ, and the time draweth neere: follow ye not them therefore.

Acts 20:29For I knowe this, that after my departing shall grieuous wolues enter in among you, not sparing the flocke.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:1

In this chapter the apostle exhorts to try spirits ( ver. 1 ), gives a note to try by ( ver. 2, 3 ), shows who are of the world and who of God ( ver. 4-6 ), urges Christian love by divers considerations ( ver. 7-16 ), describes our love to God, and the effect of it, ver. 17-21 . Read the whole commentary →

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