1 John 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”
1 John 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 John 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 John 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
1 John 4:1 — World English Bible
1 John 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”
1 John 4:1 — American Standard Version
1 John 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;”
1 John 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation
1 John 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, if they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”
1 John 4:1 — Darby Translation
1 John 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
1 John 4:1 — Geneva Bible
1 John 4:1 in Context — 1 John 4
1 AMADOS, no creáis á todo espíritu, sino probad los espíritus si son de Dios: porque muchos falsos profetas son salidos en el mundo.
2 En esto conoced el Espíritu de Dios: todo espíritu que confiesa que Jesucristo es venido en carne es de Dios:
3 Y todo espíritu que no confiesa que Jesucristo es venido en carne, no es de Dios: y éste es el [espíritu] del anticristo, del cual vosotros habéis oído que ha de venir, y que ahora ya está en el mundo.
What Does 1 John 4:1 Mean?
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