1 John 5:8
And there are three that give testimony on earth: the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three are one.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Matthew 26:26And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke: and gave to his disciples, and said: Take ye, and eat. This is my body.
Mark 14:56For many bore false witness against him, and their evidences were not agreeing.
Acts 2:2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Romans 8:16For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit, that we are the sons of God.
Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible for those who were once illuminated, have tasted also the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
1 Peter 3:21Whereunto baptism being of the like form, now saveth you also: not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the examination of a good conscience towards God by 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 →