1 John 5:7
5 Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
For there are three that testify:
8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.
9 Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
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- For there are three that testify:
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- For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
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- For there are three who testify:
- ASV
- And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.
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- For they that bear witness are three:
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- For there are three testifying:
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- For de er tre som vitner:
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Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
Read in context2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
Read in contextActs 5:32
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
Read in contextMatthew 3:16–17
As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
Read in contextJohn 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Read in contextActs 2:33
Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
Read in context1 John 5:6
This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
Read in contextJohn 8:54
Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
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