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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

In The King James Version

And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

In Context

7For there are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one.

9If we receive the testimony of men, how much greater is the testimony of God? And this is the testimony of God, which he hath testified concerning his Son.

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Cross References

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 →

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