1 John 4:1
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”
πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
πιστεύω
do believe
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πιστεύω
To believe, to trust, to have faith. Pisteuo. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. Believing is more than intellectual agreement. It is a transfer of trust to Jesus.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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πνεῦμα
spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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πολύς
many
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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κόσμος
world.
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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ψευδοπροφήτης
false prophets
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ψευδοπροφήτης
a spurious prophet, i.e. pretended foreteller or religious impostor
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δοκιμάζω
do test
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δοκιμάζω
to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve
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ἐξέρχομαι
have gone out
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
they are,
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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εἰ
whether
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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