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1 John 4:1
New International Version
1 John 4:1
New International Version
On Denying the Incarnation
4 Dear friends,(A) do not believe every spirit,(B) but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.(C)
1 John 4:1
New American Standard Bible
1 John 4:1
New American Standard Bible
Testing the Spirits
4 (A)Beloved, do not believe every (B)spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because (C)many false prophets have gone out into the world.
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1 John 4:1
New King James Version
1 John 4:1
New King James Version
Love for God and One Another
4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but (A)test the spirits, whether they are of God; because (B)many false prophets have gone out into the world.
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1 John 4:1
New Century Version
1 John 4:1
New Century Version
Warning Against False Teachers
4 My dear friends, many false prophets have gone out into the world. So do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God.
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1 John 4:1
21st Century King James Version
1 John 4:1
21st Century King James Version
4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
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