1 John 4:1 in context
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1 John 3:24      1 John 4:2

First letter of John 4:1

[Christians are often called believers, but it is not a belief that blindly accepts everything that is said in religious and spiritual terms. Here John urges the believer not to believe! Just as it is essential to both breathe in and breathe out air, a Christian cannot believe the truth without rejecting the lie. It is impossible to love righteousness without hating sin. It is impossible to follow the good unless one is prepared to flee from evil, see 1 Tim 6:11; 2 Tim 2:22; 1 Cor 6:18.]
My beloved!
Do not believe (trust) every spirit,
but test (examine) the spirits to see whether they are from God [investigate whether they are genuine],
for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
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Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

Ἀγαπητοί,   μὴ   παντὶ   πνεύματι   πιστεύετε   ἀλλὰ   δοκιμάζετε   τὰ   πνεύματα   εἰ   ἐκ   τοῦ   θεοῦ   ἐστιν,   ὅτι   πολλοὶ   ψευδοπροφῆται   ἐξεληλύθασιν   εἰς   τὸν   κόσμον.  

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The greek text has 21 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G0027
 Ἀγαπητοί, (Agapetoi,)
 Beloved,
Adjective Adjective
vocative pl. ♂ vocative plural masculine
A-VPM
G3361
 μὴ (me)
 not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
 PRT-N
G3956
 παντὶ (panti)
 every
Adjective Adjective
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
A-DSN
G4151
 πνεύματι (pneymati)
 spirit
Noun Noun
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
N-DSN
G4100
 πιστεύετε (pisteyete)
 do believe,
VERB Verb
pres. active imp. present active imperative
pl. second person plural
V-PAM-2P
G0235
 ἀλλὰ (alla)
 but
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1381
 δοκιμάζετε (dokimazete)
 do test
VERB Verb
pres. active imp. present active imperative
pl. second person plural
V-PAM-2P
G3588
 τὰ (ta)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
T-APN
G4151
 πνεύματα (pneymata)
 spirits,
Noun Noun
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
N-APN
G1487
 εἰ (ei)
 whether
Cond. part./conj. Conditional Particle or Conjunction
 COND
G1537
 ἐκ (ek)
 of
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τοῦ (toy)
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G2316
 θεοῦ (theoy)
 God
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G1510
 ἐστιν, (estin,)
 they are,
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G3754
 ὅτι (oti)
 because
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G4183
 πολλοὶ (polloi)
 many
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
A-NPM
G5578
 ψευδοπροφῆται (pseydoprophetai)
 false prophets
Noun Noun
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
N-NPM
G1831
 ἐξεληλύθασιν (exelelythasin)
 have gone out
VERB Verb
2nd perf. active ind. second perfect active indicative
pl. third person plural
V-2RAI-3P
G1519
 εἰς (eis)
 into
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τὸν (ton)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
T-ASM
G2889
 κόσμον. (kosmon.)
 world.
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM

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