1 John 5:5-9
Christian Standard Bible
The Certainty of God’s Testimony
5 Who is the one who conquers the world(A) but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?(B) 6 Jesus Christ—he is the one who came by water and blood, not by water only, but by water(C) and by blood.(D) And the Spirit is the one who testifies,(E) because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify:[a](F) 8 the Spirit,(G) the water, and the blood(H)—and these three are in agreement. 9 If we accept human testimony, God’s testimony(I) is greater, because it is God’s testimony that he has given about his Son.
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- 5:7–8 A few late Gk mss and some late Vg mss add 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 John 5:5-9
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5 Who overcomes the world? Is it not the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 This man, Jesus the Messiah,[a] is the one who came by water and blood—not with water only, but with water and with blood. The Spirit is the one who verifies this, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three witnesses in heaven—the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.[b] 8 And there are three witness on earth—the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are one.
9 If we accept human testimony, God’s testimony is greater, because it is the testimony of God and because he has testified about his Son.
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- 1 John 5:6 Or Christ
- 1 John 5:7 Other mss. lack witnesses in heaven—the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. 8 And there are three witnesses on earth—
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