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So the one who conquers the world is the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Jesus Christ is the One who came by water[a] and blood.[b] He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit says that this is true, because the Spirit is the truth. So there are three witnesses:[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:6 water This probably means the water of Jesus’ baptism.
  2. 5:6 blood This probably means the blood of Jesus’ death.
  3. 5:7–8 So . . . witnesses A few very late Greek copies and the Latin Vulgate continue, “in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three witnesses agree. And there are three witnesses on earth:”

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