1 John 4:1
American King James Version (AKJV)
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
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.
Darby Bible (DBY)
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, if they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Dear friends, don't trust every spirit, but put the spirits to the test to find out whether they're from God, for there are many false prophets out there in the world.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but put the spirits to the test to see whether they are from God; for many false teachers have gone out into the world.
King James Version (KJV)
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
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.
Webster Bible (Webster)
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;