1 John 5:8
—the Spirit, the water and the blood—and the three are to one effect.
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In Context
7actually there are three who bear witness
Cross References
Matthew 26:26Now as they were eating, after taking the bread and blessing it, Jesus broke it, gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”
Mark 14:56To be sure, many were testifying falsely against Him, but their statements did not agree.
Acts 2:2And suddenly a roar came out of the sky, like the rushing of a violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Romans 8:16That Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are God's children
Hebrews 6:4Because, it is impossible to bring back into repentance those who were once for all enlightened, who have partaken of the heavenly gift and were made sharers in the Holy Spirit,
1 Peter 3:21This is an antitype of baptism, that now saves us also (not the removal of physical filth, but the appeal into God from a good conscience) 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 →