1 John 5:8
And there are three witnesses, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three are in union.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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Matthew 26:26And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake; and gave to his disciples, and said: Take, eat; this is my body.
Mark 14:56For while many testified against him, their testimonies were inadequate.
Acts 2:2suddenly there was a sound from heaven, as of a violent wind; and the whole house where they were sitting was filled with it.
Romans 8:16And this Spirit testifieth to our spirit, that we are the sons of God.
Hebrews 6:4But they who have once descended to baptism, and have tasted the gift from heaven, and have received the Holy Spirit,
1 Peter 3:21And ye also, by a like figure, are made alive by baptism, (not when ye wash your bodies from filth, but when ye confess God with a pure conscience,) and by the resurrection of Jesus the Messiah;
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 →