1 John 4:1 My dear friends, don’t believe everything you hear. Carefully weigh and examine what people tell you. Not everyone who talks about God comes from God. There ...

4:1 MSG

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The Message - My dear friends, don’t believe everything you hear. Carefully weigh and examine what people tell you. Not everyone who talks about God comes from God. There are a lot of lying preachers loose in the world.
新标点和合本 - 亲爱的弟兄啊，一切的灵，你们不可都信，总要试验那些灵是出于　神的不是，因为世上有许多假先知已经出来了。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 亲爱的，一切的灵不可都信，总要察验那些灵是否出于上帝，因为有许多假先知已经来到世上。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 亲爱的，一切的灵不可都信，总要察验那些灵是否出于　神，因为有许多假先知已经来到世上。
当代译本 - 亲爱的弟兄姊妹，不要什么灵都信，总要试验那些灵是否出于上帝，因为许多假先知已经来到世上！
圣经新译本 - 亲爱的，不要每个灵都信，总要试验那些灵是否出于　神，因为有许多假先知已经来到世上了。
中文标准译本 - 各位蒙爱的人哪，你们不要每一个灵都相信，而要分辨这些灵是否出于神，因为有许多假先知已经在世上出现了。
现代标点和合本 - 亲爱的弟兄啊，一切的灵，你们不可都信，总要试验那些灵是出于神的不是，因为世上有许多假先知已经出来了。
和合本（拼音版） - 亲爱的弟兄啊，一切的灵，你们不可都信，总要试验那些灵是出于上帝的不是，因为世上有许多假先知已经出来了。
New International Version - Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
New International Reader's Version - Dear friends, do not believe every spirit. Test the spirits to see if they belong to God. Many false prophets have gone out into the world.
English Standard Version - Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
New Living Translation - Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world.
Christian Standard Bible - Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
New American Standard Bible - Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
New King James Version - Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Amplified Bible - Beloved, do not believe every spirit [speaking through a self-proclaimed prophet]; instead test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets and teachers have gone out into the world.
American Standard Version - Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
King James Version - Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
New English Translation - Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
World English Bible - 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.
新標點和合本 - 親愛的弟兄啊，一切的靈，你們不可都信，總要試驗那些靈是出於神的不是，因為世上有許多假先知已經出來了。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 親愛的，一切的靈不可都信，總要察驗那些靈是否出於上帝，因為有許多假先知已經來到世上。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 親愛的，一切的靈不可都信，總要察驗那些靈是否出於　神，因為有許多假先知已經來到世上。
當代譯本 - 親愛的弟兄姊妹，不要什麼靈都信，總要試驗那些靈是否出於上帝，因為許多假先知已經來到世上！
聖經新譯本 - 親愛的，不要每個靈都信，總要試驗那些靈是否出於　神，因為有許多假先知已經來到世上了。
呂振中譯本 - 親愛的，一切的靈、你們別都信了；總要察驗那些靈是不是出於上帝；因為有許多假的神言人已經出來到世界上來了。
中文標準譯本 - 各位蒙愛的人哪，你們不要每一個靈都相信，而要分辨這些靈是否出於神，因為有許多假先知已經在世上出現了。
現代標點和合本 - 親愛的弟兄啊，一切的靈，你們不可都信，總要試驗那些靈是出於神的不是，因為世上有許多假先知已經出來了。
文理和合譯本 - 愛友乎、勿凡靈是信、當驗其靈由上帝否、蓋偽先知多出於世也、
文理委辦譯本 - 有言感於聖神者、良朋勿信、當試之其真由上帝出否、蓋在世多偽先知云、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 可愛者乎、有自言感於神者、爾勿概信、當試其神由天主出否、蓋世多有偽先知出、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 望我愛友、勿泛信一切靈感、應細心察驗其靈感之是否淵源天主。蓋偽先知已蠭起於世矣。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Queridos hermanos, no crean a cualquiera que pretenda estar inspirado por el Espíritu, sino sométanlo a prueba para ver si es de Dios, porque han salido por el mundo muchos falsos profetas.
현대인의 성경 - 사랑하는 여러분, 영을 받았다고 하는 사람들을 무턱대고 믿지 말고 그들이 주장하는 영이 하나님에게서 왔는지 시험해 보십시오. 거짓 예언자들이 세상에 많이 나타났습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Любимые, не каждому духу верьте, но проверяйте, от Бога ли эти духи, потому что много лжепророков вышло в мир.
Восточный перевод - Дорогие, не каждому духу верьте, но проверяйте, от Всевышнего ли эти духи, потому что много лжепророков вышло в мир.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Дорогие, не каждому духу верьте, но проверяйте, от Аллаха ли эти духи, потому что много лжепророков вышло в мир.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Дорогие, не каждому духу верьте, но проверяйте, от Всевышнего ли эти духи, потому что много лжепророков вышло в мир.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais attention, mes chers amis, ne vous fiez pas à n’importe quel esprit ; mettez les esprits à l’épreuve pour voir s’ils viennent de Dieu, car bien des prophètes de mensonge se sont répandus à travers le monde.
リビングバイブル - 愛する人たち。だれかが、「これこそ神の教えです」と言っても、それをうのみにして信じてはなりません。まず、それが確かに神から出たものかどうかを試しなさい。多くの偽教師があちこちに現れているからです。
Nestle Aland 28 - Ἀγαπητοί, μὴ παντὶ πνεύματι πιστεύετε ἀλλὰ δοκιμάζετε τὰ πνεύματα εἰ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν, ὅτι πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐξεληλύθασιν εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀγαπητοί, μὴ παντὶ πνεύματι πιστεύετε, ἀλλὰ δοκιμάζετε τὰ πνεύματα, εἰ ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν, ὅτι πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐξεληλύθασιν εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
Nova Versão Internacional - Amados, não creiam em qualquer espírito, mas examinem os espíritos para ver se eles procedem de Deus, porque muitos falsos profetas têm saído pelo mundo.
Hoffnung für alle - Glaubt nicht jedem, der behauptet, dass Gottes Geist durch ihn redet. Prüft vielmehr genau, ob das, was er sagt, wirklich von Gottes Geist stammt. Denn in dieser Welt verbreiten viele falsche Propheten ihre Irrlehren.
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Romans 16:19 - And so while there has never been any question about your honesty in these matters—I couldn’t be more proud of you!—I want you also to be smart, making sure every “good” thing is the real thing. Don’t be gullible in regard to smooth-talking evil. Stay alert like this, and before you know it the God of peace will come down on Satan with both feet, stomping him into the dirt. Enjoy the best of Jesus!
Mark 13:21 - “If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, ‘Here’s the Messiah!’ or points, ‘There he is!’ don’t fall for it. Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and bewitching performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better. So watch out. I’ve given you fair warning.
Revelation 2:2 - “I see what you’ve done, your hard, hard work, your refusal to quit. I know you can’t stomach evil, that you weed out apostolic pretenders. I know your persistence, your courage in my cause, that you never wear out.
Luke 12:57 - “You don’t have to be a genius to understand these things. Just use your common sense, the kind you’d use if, while being taken to court, you decided to settle up with your accuser on the way, knowing that if the case went to the judge you’d probably go to jail and pay every last penny of the fine. That’s the kind of decision I’m asking you to make.”
Matthew 24:23 - “If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, ‘Here’s the Messiah!’ or points, ‘There he is!’ don’t fall for it. Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and bewitching performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better. But I’ve given you fair warning.
Matthew 24:26 - “So if they say, ‘Run to the country and see him arrive!’ or, ‘Quick, get downtown, see him come!’ don’t give them the time of day. The Arrival of the Son of Man isn’t something you go to see. He comes like swift lightning to you! Whenever you see crowds gathering, think of carrion vultures circling, moving in, hovering over a rotting carcass. You can be quite sure that it’s not the living Son of Man pulling in those crowds.
Deuteronomy 13:1 - When a prophet or visionary gets up in your community and gives out a miracle-sign or wonder, and the miracle-sign or wonder that he gave out happens and he says, “Let’s follow other gods” (these are gods you know nothing about), “let’s worship them,” don’t pay any attention to what that prophet or visionary says. God, your God, is testing you to find out if you totally love him with everything you have in you. You are to follow only God, your God, hold him in deep reverence, keep his commandments, listen obediently to what he says, serve him—hold on to him for dear life!
Deuteronomy 13:5 - And that prophet or visionary must be put to death. He has urged mutiny against God, your God, who rescued you from Egypt, who redeemed you from a world of slavery and put you on the road on which God, your God, has commanded you to walk. Purge the evil from your company.
Proverbs 14:15 - The gullible believe anything they’re told; the prudent sift and weigh every word.
Jeremiah 29:8 - Yes. Believe it or not, this is the Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel’s God: “Don’t let all those so-called preachers and know-it-alls who are all over the place there take you in with their lies. Don’t pay any attention to the fantasies they keep coming up with to please you. They’re a bunch of liars preaching lies—and claiming I sent them! I never sent them, believe me.” God’s Decree!
Luke 21:8 - He said, “Watch out for the doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities claiming, ‘I’m the One,’ or, ‘The end is near.’ Don’t fall for any of that. When you hear of wars and uprisings, keep your head and don’t panic. This is routine history and no sign of the end.”
Acts 20:29 - “I know that as soon as I’m gone, vicious wolves are going to show up and rip into this flock, men from your very own ranks twisting words so as to seduce disciples into following them instead of Jesus. So stay awake and keep up your guard. Remember those three years I kept at it with you, never letting up, pouring my heart out with you, one after another.
1 Timothy 4:1 - The Spirit makes it clear that as time goes on, some are going to give up on the faith and chase after demonic illusions put forth by professional liars. These liars have lied so well and for so long that they’ve lost their capacity for truth. They will tell you not to get married. They’ll tell you not to eat this or that food—perfectly good food God created to be eaten heartily and with thanksgiving by believers who know better! Everything God created is good, and to be received with thanks. Nothing is to be sneered at and thrown out. God’s Word and our prayers make every item in creation holy.
2 Peter 2:1 - But there were also lying prophets among the people then, just as there will be lying religious teachers among you. They’ll smuggle in destructive divisions, pitting you against each other—biting the hand of the One who gave them a chance to have their lives back! They’ve put themselves on a fast downhill slide to destruction, but not before they recruit a crowd of mixed-up followers who can’t tell right from wrong.

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The Message - My dear friends, don’t believe everything you hear. Carefully weigh and examine what people tell you. Not everyone who talks about God comes from God. There are a lot of lying preachers loose in the world.
新标点和合本 - 亲爱的弟兄啊，一切的灵，你们不可都信，总要试验那些灵是出于　神的不是，因为世上有许多假先知已经出来了。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 亲爱的，一切的灵不可都信，总要察验那些灵是否出于上帝，因为有许多假先知已经来到世上。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 亲爱的，一切的灵不可都信，总要察验那些灵是否出于　神，因为有许多假先知已经来到世上。
当代译本 - 亲爱的弟兄姊妹，不要什么灵都信，总要试验那些灵是否出于上帝，因为许多假先知已经来到世上！
圣经新译本 - 亲爱的，不要每个灵都信，总要试验那些灵是否出于　神，因为有许多假先知已经来到世上了。
中文标准译本 - 各位蒙爱的人哪，你们不要每一个灵都相信，而要分辨这些灵是否出于神，因为有许多假先知已经在世上出现了。
现代标点和合本 - 亲爱的弟兄啊，一切的灵，你们不可都信，总要试验那些灵是出于神的不是，因为世上有许多假先知已经出来了。
和合本（拼音版） - 亲爱的弟兄啊，一切的灵，你们不可都信，总要试验那些灵是出于上帝的不是，因为世上有许多假先知已经出来了。
New International Version - Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
New International Reader's Version - Dear friends, do not believe every spirit. Test the spirits to see if they belong to God. Many false prophets have gone out into the world.
English Standard Version - Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
New Living Translation - Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world.
Christian Standard Bible - Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
New American Standard Bible - Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
New King James Version - Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Amplified Bible - Beloved, do not believe every spirit [speaking through a self-proclaimed prophet]; instead test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets and teachers have gone out into the world.
American Standard Version - Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
King James Version - Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
New English Translation - Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
World English Bible - 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.
新標點和合本 - 親愛的弟兄啊，一切的靈，你們不可都信，總要試驗那些靈是出於神的不是，因為世上有許多假先知已經出來了。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 親愛的，一切的靈不可都信，總要察驗那些靈是否出於上帝，因為有許多假先知已經來到世上。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 親愛的，一切的靈不可都信，總要察驗那些靈是否出於　神，因為有許多假先知已經來到世上。
當代譯本 - 親愛的弟兄姊妹，不要什麼靈都信，總要試驗那些靈是否出於上帝，因為許多假先知已經來到世上！
聖經新譯本 - 親愛的，不要每個靈都信，總要試驗那些靈是否出於　神，因為有許多假先知已經來到世上了。
呂振中譯本 - 親愛的，一切的靈、你們別都信了；總要察驗那些靈是不是出於上帝；因為有許多假的神言人已經出來到世界上來了。
中文標準譯本 - 各位蒙愛的人哪，你們不要每一個靈都相信，而要分辨這些靈是否出於神，因為有許多假先知已經在世上出現了。
現代標點和合本 - 親愛的弟兄啊，一切的靈，你們不可都信，總要試驗那些靈是出於神的不是，因為世上有許多假先知已經出來了。
文理和合譯本 - 愛友乎、勿凡靈是信、當驗其靈由上帝否、蓋偽先知多出於世也、
文理委辦譯本 - 有言感於聖神者、良朋勿信、當試之其真由上帝出否、蓋在世多偽先知云、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 可愛者乎、有自言感於神者、爾勿概信、當試其神由天主出否、蓋世多有偽先知出、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 望我愛友、勿泛信一切靈感、應細心察驗其靈感之是否淵源天主。蓋偽先知已蠭起於世矣。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Queridos hermanos, no crean a cualquiera que pretenda estar inspirado por el Espíritu, sino sométanlo a prueba para ver si es de Dios, porque han salido por el mundo muchos falsos profetas.
현대인의 성경 - 사랑하는 여러분, 영을 받았다고 하는 사람들을 무턱대고 믿지 말고 그들이 주장하는 영이 하나님에게서 왔는지 시험해 보십시오. 거짓 예언자들이 세상에 많이 나타났습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Любимые, не каждому духу верьте, но проверяйте, от Бога ли эти духи, потому что много лжепророков вышло в мир.
Восточный перевод - Дорогие, не каждому духу верьте, но проверяйте, от Всевышнего ли эти духи, потому что много лжепророков вышло в мир.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Дорогие, не каждому духу верьте, но проверяйте, от Аллаха ли эти духи, потому что много лжепророков вышло в мир.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Дорогие, не каждому духу верьте, но проверяйте, от Всевышнего ли эти духи, потому что много лжепророков вышло в мир.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais attention, mes chers amis, ne vous fiez pas à n’importe quel esprit ; mettez les esprits à l’épreuve pour voir s’ils viennent de Dieu, car bien des prophètes de mensonge se sont répandus à travers le monde.
リビングバイブル - 愛する人たち。だれかが、「これこそ神の教えです」と言っても、それをうのみにして信じてはなりません。まず、それが確かに神から出たものかどうかを試しなさい。多くの偽教師があちこちに現れているからです。
Nestle Aland 28 - Ἀγαπητοί, μὴ παντὶ πνεύματι πιστεύετε ἀλλὰ δοκιμάζετε τὰ πνεύματα εἰ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν, ὅτι πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐξεληλύθασιν εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀγαπητοί, μὴ παντὶ πνεύματι πιστεύετε, ἀλλὰ δοκιμάζετε τὰ πνεύματα, εἰ ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν, ὅτι πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐξεληλύθασιν εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
Nova Versão Internacional - Amados, não creiam em qualquer espírito, mas examinem os espíritos para ver se eles procedem de Deus, porque muitos falsos profetas têm saído pelo mundo.
Hoffnung für alle - Glaubt nicht jedem, der behauptet, dass Gottes Geist durch ihn redet. Prüft vielmehr genau, ob das, was er sagt, wirklich von Gottes Geist stammt. Denn in dieser Welt verbreiten viele falsche Propheten ihre Irrlehren.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Anh chị em thân yêu, đừng vội tin những người tự cho mình được thần linh cảm ứng: Trước hết phải thử xem thần linh này có từ Đức Chúa Trời không. Vì hiện nay đã có các tiên tri giả xuất hiện nhiêu nơi trong thế gian.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพื่อนที่รัก อย่าเชื่อหมดทุกวิญญาณ แต่จงทดสอบดูว่าวิญญาณนั้นๆ มาจากพระเจ้าหรือไม่ เพราะมีผู้พยากรณ์เท็จมากมายเข้ามาในโลก
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ท่านที่รักทั้งหลาย อย่าเชื่อในทุกวิญญาณ แต่จงทดสอบว่าวิญญาณนั้นมาจากพระเจ้าหรือไม่ เพราะในโลกมีผู้เผยคำกล่าวจอมปลอมมากมายแล้ว

Romans 16:19 - And so while there has never been any question about your honesty in these matters—I couldn’t be more proud of you!—I want you also to be smart, making sure every “good” thing is the real thing. Don’t be gullible in regard to smooth-talking evil. Stay alert like this, and before you know it the God of peace will come down on Satan with both feet, stomping him into the dirt. Enjoy the best of Jesus!
Mark 13:21 - “If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, ‘Here’s the Messiah!’ or points, ‘There he is!’ don’t fall for it. Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and bewitching performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better. So watch out. I’ve given you fair warning.
Revelation 2:2 - “I see what you’ve done, your hard, hard work, your refusal to quit. I know you can’t stomach evil, that you weed out apostolic pretenders. I know your persistence, your courage in my cause, that you never wear out.
Luke 12:57 - “You don’t have to be a genius to understand these things. Just use your common sense, the kind you’d use if, while being taken to court, you decided to settle up with your accuser on the way, knowing that if the case went to the judge you’d probably go to jail and pay every last penny of the fine. That’s the kind of decision I’m asking you to make.”
Matthew 24:23 - “If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, ‘Here’s the Messiah!’ or points, ‘There he is!’ don’t fall for it. Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and bewitching performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better. But I’ve given you fair warning.
Matthew 24:26 - “So if they say, ‘Run to the country and see him arrive!’ or, ‘Quick, get downtown, see him come!’ don’t give them the time of day. The Arrival of the Son of Man isn’t something you go to see. He comes like swift lightning to you! Whenever you see crowds gathering, think of carrion vultures circling, moving in, hovering over a rotting carcass. You can be quite sure that it’s not the living Son of Man pulling in those crowds.
Deuteronomy 13:1 - When a prophet or visionary gets up in your community and gives out a miracle-sign or wonder, and the miracle-sign or wonder that he gave out happens and he says, “Let’s follow other gods” (these are gods you know nothing about), “let’s worship them,” don’t pay any attention to what that prophet or visionary says. God, your God, is testing you to find out if you totally love him with everything you have in you. You are to follow only God, your God, hold him in deep reverence, keep his commandments, listen obediently to what he says, serve him—hold on to him for dear life!
Deuteronomy 13:5 - And that prophet or visionary must be put to death. He has urged mutiny against God, your God, who rescued you from Egypt, who redeemed you from a world of slavery and put you on the road on which God, your God, has commanded you to walk. Purge the evil from your company.
Proverbs 14:15 - The gullible believe anything they’re told; the prudent sift and weigh every word.
Jeremiah 29:8 - Yes. Believe it or not, this is the Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel’s God: “Don’t let all those so-called preachers and know-it-alls who are all over the place there take you in with their lies. Don’t pay any attention to the fantasies they keep coming up with to please you. They’re a bunch of liars preaching lies—and claiming I sent them! I never sent them, believe me.” God’s Decree!
Luke 21:8 - He said, “Watch out for the doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities claiming, ‘I’m the One,’ or, ‘The end is near.’ Don’t fall for any of that. When you hear of wars and uprisings, keep your head and don’t panic. This is routine history and no sign of the end.”
Acts 20:29 - “I know that as soon as I’m gone, vicious wolves are going to show up and rip into this flock, men from your very own ranks twisting words so as to seduce disciples into following them instead of Jesus. So stay awake and keep up your guard. Remember those three years I kept at it with you, never letting up, pouring my heart out with you, one after another.
1 Timothy 4:1 - The Spirit makes it clear that as time goes on, some are going to give up on the faith and chase after demonic illusions put forth by professional liars. These liars have lied so well and for so long that they’ve lost their capacity for truth. They will tell you not to get married. They’ll tell you not to eat this or that food—perfectly good food God created to be eaten heartily and with thanksgiving by believers who know better! Everything God created is good, and to be received with thanks. Nothing is to be sneered at and thrown out. God’s Word and our prayers make every item in creation holy.
2 Peter 2:1 - But there were also lying prophets among the people then, just as there will be lying religious teachers among you. They’ll smuggle in destructive divisions, pitting you against each other—biting the hand of the One who gave them a chance to have their lives back! They’ve put themselves on a fast downhill slide to destruction, but not before they recruit a crowd of mixed-up followers who can’t tell right from wrong.