1 John 4:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 4:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἀγαπητοί
agapētós
G27
beloved
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
παντὶ
pâs
G3956
all
πνεύματι
pneûma
G4151
spirit
πιστεύετε
pisteúō
G4100
to believe
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
δοκιμάζετε
dokimázō
G1381
to test
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
πνεύματα
pneûma
G4151
spirit
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
πολλοὶ
polýs
G4183
many
ψευδοπροφῆται
pseudoprophḗtēs
G5578
false prophet
ἐξεληλύθασιν
exérchomai
G1831
to come forth
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
κόσμον
kósmos
G2889
world
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).