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.

And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

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Testimony Concerning the Son of God

This is he who came (A)by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And (B)the Spirit is the one who testifies, because (C)the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.

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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. En er zijn drie getuigen op aarde: de Heilige Geest, het water en het bloed, en ook deze drie horen bij elkaar.

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This is the one who came by water and blood(A)—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.(B) For there are three(C) that testify: the[a] Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

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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)