1 John 4:1

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Testing the Spirits

4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits^[a] to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

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4.1 test the spirits: i.e., examine those who claim to have special gifts from the Holy Spirit; cf. 1 Cor 14.32.

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