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1 John 5:9

If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: for this is the testimony of God which he hath testified of his Son.

Webster Bible

In The King James Version

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

In Context

8And there are three that bear testimony on earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God, hath made him a liar, because he hath not believed the testimony that God gave of his Son.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

John 3:32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

John 10:38But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in him.

Acts 17:31Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained: of which he hath given assurance to all men , in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

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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