1 John 4:1 Cross References - Haweis

¹ BELOVED, believe not every pretender to inspiration, but bring these spirits to the trial whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone forth into the world.

¹⁵ Take heed then of false prophets, who come to you in the garb of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. ¹⁶ By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

⁴ And Jesus answering said unto them, Beware that no man deceive you. ⁵ For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Messiah; and shall deceive multitudes.

²³ Then if any man say unto you, Lo! here is the Messiah, or there; believe it not: ²⁴ for false Messiahs and false prophets shall arise, and give out great signs and wonders; so as to deceive, if it were possible, even the elect. ²⁵ Behold, I have forewarned you. ²⁶ Therefore if they say to you, He is in the wilderness; go not out: lo! he is in the secret closets; believe it not.

²¹ And then, if any man say to you, Lo, here is the Messiah! or, lo there! believe it not.

⁵⁷ And why even of yourselves do ye not decide what is just?

⁸ Then he said, Take heed that ye be not deluded: for many will come in my name, saying, I am he; and the period approaches: go not therefore after them.

¹¹ Now these were more liberally minded men than those of Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, daily, examining the Scriptures if these things were really so.

²⁹ For this I know, that after my departure there will come among you grievous wolves, not sparing the flock:

¹⁸ For such are not servants to our Lord Jesus Christ, but to their own belly; and by smooth speeches and flattering commendations deceive the hearts of the guileless. ¹⁹ For your obedience is gone forth in report to all men. I rejoice therefore on your account: but I wish you to be wise indeed unto good, but harmless respecting evil.

¹⁰ to another miraculous powers; to another prophecy; to another discernments of spirits; to another different kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

²⁹ Let the prophets two or three speak, and let the others judge.

²¹ Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

¹ NOW the Spirit speaketh expresly, that in the latter days some will apostatise from the faith, giving heed to spirits of delusion, and doctrines of devils;

¹³ But wicked men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and deceived.

¹ BUT there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers also among you, who wickedly introduce damnable heresies, and deny the sovereign Lord who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

¹⁸ My dear children, it is the last hour; and as ye have heard that antichrist is coming, even now there are many antichrists: by which we know it is the last hour.

⁷ For many deceivers are gone out into the world, who do not confess Jesus the Messiah as come in the flesh. Such a one is a deceiver and an antichrist.

² I know thy works, and thy travail, and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear the wicked; and hast tried those who give themselves out as apostles, yet are not, and hast found them liars;