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

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On Denying the Incarnation

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)

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They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

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They are from the world(A) and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us.(B) This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth(C) and the spirit of falsehood.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 4:6 Or spirit

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

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He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;(A)
    his faithfulness will be your shield(B) and rampart.

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