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Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who (A)believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the One who came (B)by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not [a]with the water only, but [b]with the water and [c]with the blood. It is (C)the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are (D)three that bear witness: [d]the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are [e]in agreement. (E)If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for the witness of God is this, that (F)He has borne witness about His Son.

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  1. 1 John 5:6 Lit in
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  4. 1 John 5:8 A few late mss add ...in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth, the Spirit
  5. 1 John 5:8 Lit for the one thing

Who defeats the world? Isn’t it the one who believes that Jesus is God’s Son?

Testimony about Jesus

This is the one who came by water and blood: Jesus Christ. Not by water only but by water and blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. The three are testifying— the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and the three are united in agreement. If we receive human testimony, God’s testimony is greater, because this is what God testified: he has testified about his Son.

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