1 John 5:7-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 For there are three that testify:[a](A) 8 the Spirit,(B) the water, and the blood(C)—and these three are in agreement.
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- 1 John 5:7 Other mss (Vg and a few late Gk mss) read testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are One. 8 And there are three who bear witness on earth:
1 Timothy 3:16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 And most certainly, the mystery of godliness(A) is great:
He[a] was manifested in the flesh,(B)
vindicated in the Spirit,(C)
seen by angels,
preached among the nations,
believed(D) on in the world,
taken up in glory.(E)
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- 1 Timothy 3:16 Other mss read God
Colossians 2:2
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 I want their hearts to be encouraged(A) and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery(B)—Christ.[a](C)
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- Colossians 2:2 Other mss read mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ; other ms variations exist on this v.
John 1:18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
18 No one has ever seen God.[a]
The One and Only(A) Son[b]—
the One who is at the Father’s(B) side[c]—
He has revealed Him.(C)
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- John 1:18 Since God is an infinite being, no one can see Him in His absolute essential nature; Ex 33:18-23.
- John 1:18 Other mss read God
- John 1:18 Lit is in the bosom of the Father
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