1 John 4:4-6

Test the Spirits

⁴ Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for _c he who is in you is greater than _d he who is in the world. ⁵ _e They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and _f the world listens to them. ⁶ We are from God. _g Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know _h the Spirit of truth and _i the spirit of error.

1. Cross References
   Romans 8:31
   What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
   
2. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 2:12
   Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.
   John 12:31
   Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.
   
3. Cross References
   John 3:31
   He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all.
   John 8:23
   He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
   
4. Cross References
   John 15:19
   If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
   
5. Cross References
   John 8:47
   Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.
   John 10:16
   And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.
   John 18:37
   Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world - to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.
   1 Corinthians 14:37
   If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord.
   
6. Cross References
   John 14:17
   Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
   John 15:26
   But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
   John 16:13
   When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
   
7. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 2:12
   Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.
   1 Timothy 4:1
   Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.