1 John 4:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Believe not

Try

General references

Matthew 24:11

John 8:47

1 Corinthians 14:32

Bible References

Believe not

"Look out for false prophets, who come to you under the guise of sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves.

Jesus answered, "Look out that no one misleads you about it,

For such men are really not serving our Lord Christ but their own base appetites, and by their fair and flattering talk they are deceiving the hearts of unsuspecting people.

Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you too, who will insidiously introduce destructive heresies and deny the Master who has bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.

Try

Why do you not of yourselves decide what is right?

The Jews there were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message with all eagerness and carried on a daily study of the Scriptures to see if Paul's message was true.

Yes, your obedience has been told to everybody; so I am delighted about you, but I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is bad.

Let two or three prophets speak, and the rest consider carefully what is said;

but continue to prove all things until you can approve them, and then hold on to what is good.

"I know what you have done; your hard work and patient endurance; that you cannot tolerate wicked persons; that you have tested those who claimed to be apostles although they were not, and have found them to be imposters,

General references

Many false prophets will appear and mislead many people;

Whoever is sprung from God listens to what God says. This is why you do not listen to me: you are not sprung from God."

for the spirits of prophets yield to prophets;