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.
अध्ययन टिप्पणी
Study Note
The command to 'test the spirits to see whether they are from God' introduces one of the earliest criteria for theological discernment in the New Testament: the confession that 'Jesus Christ has come in the flesh' (verse 2). The christological criterion targets docetism — the view that Christ only appeared to be human — which the letter elsewhere refutes with the testimony of tangible, physical encounter (1:1-3). The warning that 'many false prophets have gone out into the world' reflects the social reality of early Christian communities navigating competing claims to prophetic authority. The verse establishes that spiritual experience requires theological testing, offering an important corrective to any form of religious enthusiasm that bypasses doctrinal scrutiny.
अन्य अनुवाद
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;
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.
क्रॉस संदर्भ
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you …
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: …
For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be …
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord.
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.