1 John 5:8
the Spirit and the water, and blood: and these three are one.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
7Because there are three who are bearing witness,
Cross References
Matthew 26:26And they eating, Jesus taking the bread, and blessing it, broke, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Mark 14:56For many were testifying falsely against Him, and their testimonies were not equal.
Acts 2:2And suddenly there was a sound from heaven as of a mighty, rushing wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
Romans 8:16The Spirit Himself witnesses along with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible that those having been once enlightened, and tasted the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
1 Peter 3:21Which antitype baptism does even now save you, not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the seeking after a good conscience toward 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 →