1 John 5:7
Because, three, are they who are bearing witness—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
8The Spirit, and the Water, and the Blood; and, the three, are, [witnesses], unto one thing.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:4Hear, O Israel: Yahweh, is our God,—Yahweh alone.
Isaiah 48:16Draw ye near unto me—hear ye this, Not in advance in secret, have I spoken, From the very time it cometh into being, there, am I,—And, now, My Lord Yahweh hath sent me and his spirit.
Matthew 3:16And Jesus, having been immersed, straightway, went up from the water,—and lo! the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove coming upon him;
Matthew 18:16But, if he do not hearken, take with thee, yet one or two, that, at the mouth of two witnesses or three, every declaration, maybe established;
John 1:1Originally, was, the Word, and, the Word, was, with God; and, the Word, was, God.
John 5:26For, just as, the Father, hath life, in himself, in like manner, unto the Son also, hath he given, life, to have, 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 →