a1 John 4:1; [Job 34:4]; See Eph. 5:10
bEph. 4:13
cGen. 3:22; 1 Kgs. 3:9; Isa. 7:15
dJer. 29:8
e1 Thess. 5:21; [1 Cor. 12:10; 14:29; Rev. 2:2]
fSee ch. 2:18
g2 Pet. 2:1
h2 John 7

1 Thessalonians 5:21

21but atest everything; hold fast what is good.

Hebrews 5:14

14But solid food is for bthe mature, for those who have their powers cof discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

1 John 4:1

Test the Spirits

1Beloved, ddo not believe every spirit, but etest the spirits to see whether they are from God, for fmany gfalse prophets hhave gone out into the world.
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