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KJV

1 John 4:1

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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Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:21 2 Peter 2:1 1 Timothy 4:1 Proverbs 14:15 2 John 1:7 Matthew 24:4–5 Jeremiah 29:8–9 Matthew 7:15–16 1 Corinthians 14:29 1 John 2:18 Luke 12:57 Luke 21:8 Deuteronomy 13:1–5 Matthew 24:23–26 2 Timothy 3:13

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