1 John 5:7

So there are three that give evidence:

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In The King James Version

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

In Context

6He is the one who came through water and blood, Jesus Christ. He did not only come by water, but by water and blood. The Spirit gives evidence to confirm this, for the Spirit is the truth.

8the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and all three agree as one.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:4Listen, people of Israel, The Lord our God, the Lord is the only one.

Isaiah 48:16Come close to me, and listen to this. From the very beginning I haven't spoken in secret; I am always there right when it happens. Now the Lord God and his Spirit has sent me to tell you this:

Matthew 3:16Immediately after he was baptized, Jesus came out of the water. The heavens were opened, and he saw God's Spirit like a dove descending, landing on him.

Matthew 18:16But if he doesn't listen, then take one or two more people with you, so that by two or three witnesses the truth can be confirmed.

John 1:1In the beginning the Word already was. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 5:26Just as the Father has life-giving power in himself, so has he given the Son the same life-giving power in himself.

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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