The Certainty of God’s Witness

This is He who came (A)by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. (B)And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear witness [a]in heaven: the Father, (C)the Word, and the Holy Spirit; (D)and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness on earth: (E)the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:7 NU, M omit the words from in heaven (v. 7) through on earth (v. 8). Only 4 or 5 very late mss. contain these words in Greek.

Testimony Concerning the Son of God

This is he who came (A)by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And (B)the Spirit is the one who testifies, because (C)the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.

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