1 John 5:7-10

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.
10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.

Cross References 5

  • 1. S Matthew 18:16
  • 2. John 5:34
  • 3. Matthew 3:16,17; John 5:32,37; John 8:17,18
  • 4. Romans 8:16; Galatians 4:6
  • 5. John 3:33; 1 John 1:10

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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