1 John 5:8
There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood: and all three are in agreement.
Bible in Basic English
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In Context
7And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true.
Cross References
Matthew 26:26And when they were taking food, Jesus took bread and, after blessing it, he gave the broken bread to the disciples and said, Take it; this is my body.
Mark 14:56For a number gave false witness against him and their witness was not in agreement.
Acts 2:2And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it.
Romans 8:16The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:
Hebrews 6:4As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit,
1 Peter 3:21And baptism, of which this is an image, now gives you salvation, not by washing clean the flesh, but by making you free from the sense of sin before God, through the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead;
Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:7-10
The Witnesses in Heaven and on Earth. ( a. d. 80.) 6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of… Read the whole commentary →