1 John 5:7-9

7 For there are three that testify:

8 the^[a] Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

9 We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.

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Cross References 3

1. S Matthew 18:16
2. John 5:34
3. Matthew 3:16,17; John 5:32,37; John 8:17,18

Footnotes 1

[a]. Late manuscripts of the Vulgate "testify in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. " 8"And there are three that testify on earth: the" (not found in any Greek manuscript before the fourteenth century)

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