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1 John 5:8

And there are three who give testimony on earth: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood. And these three are one.

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

In Context

7For there are Three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. And these Three are One.

9If we accept the testimony of men, then the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, which is greater: that he has testified about his Son.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:26Now while they were eating the meal, Jesus took bread, and he blessed and broke and gave it to his disciples, and he said: “Take and eat. This is my body.”

Mark 14:56For many spoke false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree.

Acts 2:2And suddenly, there came a sound from heaven, like that of a wind approaching violently, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

Romans 8:16For the Spirit himself renders testimony to our spirit that we are the sons of God.

Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible for those who were once illuminated, and have even tasted of the heavenly gift, and have become sharers in the Holy Spirit,

1 Peter 3:21And now you also are saved, in a similar manner, by baptism, not by the testimony of sordid flesh, but by the examination of a good conscience in God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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 →

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