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

This is Jesus Christ, that came by water and blood; not in water only, but in water and blood. And the Spirit is he that witnesseth, that Christ is [the] truth.

For three be, that give witnessing in heaven, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost [For three be, that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, or Son, and the Holy Ghost]; and these three be one.

And three be, that give witnessing in earth, the Spirit, water, and blood; and these three be one.

If we receive the witnessing of men, the witnessing of God is more; for this is the witnessing of God, that is more, for he witnessed of his Son.

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Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.(A)

This is the one who came by water and blood(B)—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.(C) For there are three(D) that testify: the[a] Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. We accept human testimony,(E) but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God,(F) which he has given about his Son.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:8 Late manuscripts of the Vulgate testify in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth: the (not found in any Greek manuscript before the fourteenth century)