In 1 John 4:1, what is the relationship between the "false prophets" and "the breath/spirit"? It seems that the translations disagree:
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 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.
Is he suggesting:
- there are evil spirits/breaths that speak through controlling fake prophets (antichrists)?
- there are fake prophets who claim to speak by the breath/spirit of God but are phonies and their utterance (PNEUMA) or their "spirit" is not to be believed?
- something else?
