1 John 5:8 - Forerunner Commentary

1 John 5:8

The Certainty of God’s Witness

6 This is He who came ^aby water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. ^bAnd it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

7 For there are three that bear witness¹ in heaven: the Father, ^athe Word, and the Holy Spirit; ^band these three are one.

8 And there are three that bear witness on earth: ^athe Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.

9 If we receive ^athe witness of men, the witness of God is greater; ^bfor this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.

10 He who believes in the Son of God ^ahas the witness in himself; he who does not believe God ^bhas made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.

11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

Verse Comparison: 1 John 5:8

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American Standard Version
For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three agree in one.

Amplified® Bible
{and there are three witnesses on the earth:} the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree [are in unison; their testimony coincides].

Contemporary English Version
They are the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and they all agree.

Darby English Version
the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and the three agree in one.

Good News Bible
the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and all three give the same testimony.

International Standard Version
the Spirit, the water, and the blood-and these three are one.

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

New American Standard Bible
the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

New International Version
the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

New King James Version
And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three agree.

Young's Literal Translation
and three are who are testifying in the earth', the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are into the one.

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