⁸ the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and all three agree.

⁶ And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross^[a]—not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony. ⁷ So we have these three witnesses^[b]—

²¹ And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from^[a] a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

²⁶ “But I will send you the Advocate^[a]—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me.

⁵⁶ Many false witnesses spoke against him, but they contradicted each other.

¹² So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood.

⁴ For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,

²² and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us.

¹⁶ For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.

¹⁵ And this conversion of Gentiles is exactly what the prophets predicted. As it is written: