1 John 4:1 Greek Word Analysis

0	Beloved	Ἀγαπητοί,	g27
1	not	μὴ	g3361
2	every	παντὶ	g3956
8	spirit	πνεύματα	g4151
4	believe	πιστεύετε	g4100
5	but	ἀλλὰ	g235
6	try	δοκιμάζετε	g1381
7		τὰ	g3588
8	spirit	πνεύματα	g4151
9	whether	εἰ	g1487
10	of	ἐκ	g1537
11		τοῦ	g3588
12	God	Θεοῦ	g2316
13	they are	ἐστιν	g2076
14	because	ὅτι	g3754
15	many	πολλοὶ	g4183
16	false prophets	ψευδοπροφῆται	g5578
17	are gone out	ἐξεληλύθασιν	g1831
18	into	εἰς	g1519
19		τὸν	g3588
20	the world	κόσμον	g2889

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, if they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;