Act 5:36-39, 1Jo 4:1 | ESV | STEP | For before these days Theudas rose up , claiming to be somebody , and a number of men , about four hundred , joined him . He was killed , and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing .

Acts 5:36-39

36 For ^abefore these days Theudas rose up, ^bclaiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. 37 After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of ^cthe census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered. 38 So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for ^dif this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; 39 but ^eif it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You ^fmight even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice,

1 John 4:1

Test the Spirits

1 Beloved, ^gdo not believe every spirit, but ^htest the spirits to see whether they are from God, for ⁱmany ^jfalse prophets ^khave gone out into the world.