1Ti 3:6, 5:22, 1Jo 4:1 | ESV | STEP | He must not be a recent convert , or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil .

1 Timothy 3:6

6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may ^abecome puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.

1 Timothy 5:22

22 ^bDo not be hasty in the ^claying on of hands, nor ^dtake part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.

1 John 4:1

Test the Spirits

1 Beloved, ^edo not believe every spirit, but ^ftest the spirits to see whether they are from God, for ^gmany ^hfalse prophets ⁱhave gone out into the world.