³² And ^(A)the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

¹⁹ But Peter and John answered and said to them, ^(A)“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. ^20 (B)For we cannot but speak the things which ^(C)we have seen and heard.”

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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.

²⁹ Let two or three prophets speak, and ^(A)let the others judge. ³⁰ But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, ^(B)let the first keep silent.

⁵ Now the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?”

So he answered, “Yes, I know; keep silent!”

³ Now ^(A)the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master ^[a]from over you today?”

And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent!”

¹⁹ Now it was told Saul, saying, “Take note, David is at Naioth in Ramah!” ²⁰ Then ^(A)Saul sent messengers to take David. ^(B)And when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also ^(C)prophesied. ²¹ And when Saul was told, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. Then Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. ²² Then he also went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is at Sechu. So he asked, and said, “Where are Samuel and David?”

And someone said, “Indeed they are at Naioth in Ramah.” ²³ So he went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then ^(D)the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on and prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah. ^24 (E)And he also stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down ^(F)naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, ^(G)“Is Saul also among the prophets?”