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I John 4:Verse 1

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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 Thessalonians 5:211 Thessalonians 5:212 Peter 2:12 Peter 2:11 Timothy 4:1
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King James VersionPrimary
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.

American Standard Version
ASV

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

American King James Version
AKJV

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

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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

Bible in Basic English
BBE

My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

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

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

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

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

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

Darby Translation
Darby

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, if they are ofGod; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Webster Bible
Webster

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

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

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.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

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

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Beloved! not in every spirit, believe ye, but test the spirits, whether they are, of God; because, many false prophets, have gone out into the world.

Literal Translation
LITV

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone forth into the world.

Modern King James
MKJV

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but try the spirits to see if they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Updated King James
UKJV

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

Lexham English Bible
LEB

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.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

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.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Revised Webster
RWebster

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Moost dere britheren, nyle ye bileue to ech spirit, but preue ye spiritis, if thei ben of God; for many false prophetis wenten out in to the world.

Noyes Translation (1869)
Noyes

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

Anderson New Testament
Anderson

Beloved, believe not every spirit; but prove the spirits, whether they are from God: for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Twentieth Century NT
TCNT

Dear friends, do not trust every inspiration, but test each inspiration, to see whether it proceeds from God; because many false Prophets have gone out into the world.

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