²² for false christs and ^(A)false prophets will arise, and will provide ^(B)signs and ^(C)wonders, in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.

Testing the Spirits

4 ^(A)Beloved, do not believe every ^(B)spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because ^(C)many false prophets have gone out into the world.

³ and every spirit that ^(A)does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the ^(B)antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and ^(C)now it is already in the world.