Bible Verses about “true prophet”

“¶ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”

“‹Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?›”

“‹Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.›”

“‹Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.›”

“‹A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither› [can] ‹a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.›”

“‹Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.›”

“‹For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if› [it were] ‹possible, they shall deceive the very elect.›”

“¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”

“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake [as they were] moved by the Holy Ghost.”

“He came unto his own, and his own received him not.”

“And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.”

“Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:”

“And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.”

“¶ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?”

“And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.”

“Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?”

“He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.”

“And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?”

“And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.”

“We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.”

“They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.”

“And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.”

“When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that [is] the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, [but] the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.”

“I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.”

“But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.”

“And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?”

“¶ The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;”