1 John

1 John 4:1

¹Beloved, 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.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Beloved	Ἀγαπητοί	Agapētoi	Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural	G27 loved, beloved
do not believe	πιστεύετε	pisteuete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4100 I believe, have faith in
every	παντὶ	panti	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
spirit	πνεύματι	pneumati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
test	δοκιμάζετε	dokimazete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1381 I put to the test, prove, examine
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
spirits	πνεύματα	pneumata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
whether	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
they are	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
many	πολλοὶ	polloi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
false prophets	ψευδοπροφῆται	pseudoprophētai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5578 a false prophet
have gone out	ἐξεληλύθασιν	exelēlythasin	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1831 I go out, come out
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
world	κόσμον	kosmon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe

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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 John 2:18 · 1 Corinthians 14:29 · Luke 12:57 · Luke 21:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.