1 John 5:9
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath borne concerning his Son.
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8the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three agree in one.
Cross References
Matthew 3:16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightaway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;
John 3:32And what he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.
John 5:39Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
John 10:38But if I do them, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in him.
Acts 17:31because he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Hebrews 6:18that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
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 →