1 John 5:8
And there are three which bear witness upon earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are for the same one object.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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Matthew 26:26Then as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessing, brake, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
Mark 14:56For many bore false witness against him, and their attestations did not correspond.
Acts 2:2And there came suddenly from heaven a sound as it were of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Romans 8:16The same spirit beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
Hebrews 6:4For it is not possible to renew again unto repentance those who have been once illuminated, and have tasted the celestial gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
1 Peter 3:21The antitype to which baptism now saveth us (not the mere removal of filth from the flesh, but the engagement of a good conscience to 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 →