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So the one who conquers the world is the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Jesus Christ is the One who came with water[a] and with blood.[b] He did not come by water only. He came by both water and blood. And the Spirit says that this is true. The Spirit is the truth. So there are three witnesses:[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:6 water This probably means the water of Jesus’ baptism.
  2. 5:6 blood This probably means the blood of Jesus’ death.
  3. 5:7 So . . . witnesses A few very late Greek copies and the Latin Vulgate read “in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three witnesses agree. And there are three witnesses on earth.”

Alleen als wij geloven dat Jezus de Zoon van God is, kunnen wij de wereld overwinnen. Wij weten dat Jezus de Zoon van God is omdat dat bevestigd is door zijn doop in water en door het bloed van zijn dood. En ook de Heilige Geest die altijd de waarheid spreekt, zegt dat Hij de Zoon van God is. Er zijn dus drie getuigen in de hemel: de Vader, het Woord en de Heilige Geest, en samen zijn Zij één.

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Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

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.

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

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