1 John 4:1 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Beloved! not in every spirit, believe ye, but test the spirits, whether they are, of God; because, many false prophets, have gone out into the world.

¹ When there shall arise in thy midst––a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams,––and he shall give unto thee a sign or a wonder; ² and the sign or the wonder, shall come in, whereof he spake unto thee, saying,––Let us go after other gods, which ye know not, and let us serve them, ³ thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams,––for Yahweh your God, is putting you to the proof, to know whether ye do love Yahweh your God, with all your heart and with all your soul. ⁴ After Yahweh your God, shall ye walk, And, him, shall ye revere,––And, his commandments, shall ye observe, And, unto his voice, shall ye hearken, And, him, shall ye serve, And, unto him, shall ye cleave. ⁵ And, that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he hath spoken revolt against Yahweh your God,––who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants, to seduce thee out of the way wherein Yahweh thy God hath commanded thee to walk,––so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst.

¹⁵ The simple, believeth every word, but, the prudent, looketh well to his going.

³¹ The prophets, have prophesied, falsely, And, the priests, tread down, by their means, And, my people, love it, so,––What then can ye do, as to her latter end?

⁸ For, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Let not your prophets that are in your midst, nor your diviners, beguile, you,––Neither hearken ye unto your dreams, which ye, are dreaming; ⁹ For, falsely, are they, prophesying unto you, in my name,––I have not sent them, Declareth Yahweh.

¹⁵ Beware of false prophets, who come unto you in clothing of sheep,––while, within, they are ravening wolves. ¹⁶ By their fruits, shall ye find, them, out,––unless perhaps men gather––from thorns, grapes! or, from thistles, figs!

⁴ And, answering, Jesus said unto them––Be taking heed, lest anyone, deceive, you; ⁵ For, many, will come upon my name, saying––I, am the Christ,––and will, deceive many.

²³ Then, if any, unto you, say––Lo! here, is the Christ, or, there, Do not believe it; ²⁴ For there will arise, false Christs, and false prophets,––and they will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen, should be deceived:–– ²⁵ Lo! I have foretold you. ²⁶ If therefore they should say unto you, Lo! in the desert, he is, Do not go forth; Lo! in the chambers, Do not believe it.

²¹ And, then, if any, unto you, say––See! Here, is the Christ! See! there, do not believe it;

⁵⁷ Why, moreover, even from yourselves, judge ye not what is just?

⁸ And, he, said––Be taking heed ye be not deceived; for, many, will come upon my name, saying––I, am he,––and––The season, hath drawn near! Do not go after them.

¹¹ and, these, were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they welcomed the word with all readiness of mind, daily, searching the Scriptures,––whether these things could be so.

²⁹ I, know, that there will enter, after my departure, grievous wolves into your midst, not sparing the little flock;

¹⁸ For, they who are such, unto our Lord Christ are not doing service, but unto their own belly,––and, through their smooth and flattering speech, deceive the hearts of the innocent. ¹⁹ For, your obedience, unto all hath reached,––over you, therefore, I rejoice! But I wish you––to be wise, [indeed], as to that which is good, yet pure, as to that which is evil.

¹⁰ And, unto another, energies of mighty works, [and], unto another, prophesying, [and], unto another, discriminations of spirits,––unto a different one, kinds of tongues, and, unto another, translation of tongues; ––

²⁹ Prophets, moreover, let two or three speak, and let, the others, judge.

²¹ [But], all things, put to the proof––what is comely, hold ye fast:

¹ Howbeit, the Spirit, expressly saith––that, in later seasons, some will revolt from the faith, giving heed unto seducing spirits, and unto teachings of demons––

¹³ Whereas, wicked men and howling impostors, will force their way to the worse, deceiving and being deceived.

¹ But there arose false–prophets also among the people, as, among you also, there shall be, false–teachers,––men who will stealthily bring in destructive parties, even the Master that bought them, denying, bringing upon themselves speedy destruction;

¹⁸ Little children! it is, the last hour; and, just as ye have heard that, an antichrist, is coming, even now, antichrists have become, many, whence we perceive that it is, the last hour:

⁷ Because, many deceivers, have gone out into the world, they who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in flesh: This, is the deceiver and the antichrist.

² I know thy works, and thy toil, and endurance, and that thou canst not bear bad men, and thou hast tried them who were affirming themselves to be apostles, and they were not, and hast found them false;