1 John 5:9 - Forerunner Commentary

1 John 5:9

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.

12 ^aHe who has the Son has¹ life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life,¹ and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

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14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that ^aif we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Verse Comparison: 1 John 5:9

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American Standard Version
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son.

Amplified® Bible
If we accept [as we do] the testimony of men [if we are willing to take human authority], the testimony of God is greater (of stronger authority), for this is the testimony of God, even the witness which He has borne regarding His Son.

Contemporary English Version
We believe what people tell us. But we can trust what God says even more, and God is the one who has spoken about his Son.

Darby English Version
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. For this is the witness of God [which] he has witnessed concerning his Son.

Good News Bible
We believe human testimony; but God's testimony is much stronger, and he has given this testimony about his Son.

International Standard Version
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.

King James Version
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

New American Standard Bible
If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for the testimony of God is this, that He has testified concerning His Son.

New International Version
We accept man's testimony, but God's testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.

New King James Version
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God we regard as greater; for the testimony of God consists of this, that He has testified concerning His Son.

Young's Literal Translation
If the testimony of men we receive, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that He hath testified concerning His Son.

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