Protestantism
English
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, if they are of1 God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
- 4.1 Elohim
Dearely beloued, beleeue not euery spirit, but trie the spirits whether they are of God: for many false prophets are gone out into this worlde.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but examine the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
1 He warns them not to believe all teachers, who boast of the spirit, but to try them by the rules of the Catholike faith: 7 and by many reasons exhorts to brotherly love.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Beloved, believe not every spirit; but prove the spirits, whether they are from God: for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
BELOVED, believe not every pretender to inspiration, but bring these spirits to the trial whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone forth into the world.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
How to Recognize the Spirit of God
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone forth into the world.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but try the spirits to see if they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.
Dear friends, do not trust every inspiration, but test each inspiration, to see whether it proceeds from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Dear friends, do not trust every inspiration, but test each inspiration, to see whether it proceeds from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of YHWH; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Beloved! not in every spirit, believe ye, but test the spirits, whether they are, of God; because, many false prophets, have gone out into the world.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Dear friends, do not trust every inspiration, but test each inspiration, to see whether it proceeds from God; because many false Prophets have gone out into the world.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, (o. pneuma) but try the spirits (o. pneuma) whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Catholicism
English
Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits if they be of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
What spirits are of God, and what are not. We must love one another, because God has loved us.
Most beloved, do not be willing to believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are of God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.1
- 4:1Try the spirits: Viz., by examining whether their teaching be agreeable to the rule of the Catholic faith, and the doctrine of the church. For as he says, (ver. 6,) He that knows God, hears us [the pastors of the church]. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.(Challoner)