Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true.
New American Standard Bible
For there are
King James Version
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
Holman Bible
For there are three that testify:
International Standard Version
For there are three witnesses in heaven the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.
A Conservative Version
Because those who testify are three:
American Standard Version
And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.
Amplified
For there are three witnesses:
An Understandable Version
For there are three who give their testimony [about Jesus]:
Anderson New Testament
For there are three that testify, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood;
Common New Testament
And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
There are three witnesses in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three testify the same thing.
Darby Translation
For they that bear witness are three:
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And it is the Spirit who testified; because the Spirit is the truth.
Godbey New Testament
Because there are three who are bearing witness,
Goodspeed New Testament
For there are three that testify to it,
John Wesley New Testament
For there are three that testify on earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and these three agree in one.
Julia Smith Translation
For three are testifying (in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one.
King James 2000
For there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For [there] are three that testify,
Modern King James verseion
For there are three that bear witness {\I in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And it is the spirit that beareth witness, because the spirit is truth.
Moffatt New Testament
The Spirit is the witness to this, for the Spirit is truth.
Montgomery New Testament
For there are three who bear testimony, the Spirit, and the water,
NET Bible
For there are three that testify,
New Heart English Bible
For there are three who testify:
Noyes New Testament
For there are three that bear witness,
Sawyer New Testament
For there are three that testify; the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and the three are one.
The Emphasized Bible
Because, three, are they who are bearing witness -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For they are three who bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these, even the three, are one.
Twentieth Century New Testament
It is a three-fold testimony--
Webster
For there are three that bear testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.
Weymouth New Testament
For there are three that give testimony-- the Spirit, the water, and the blood;
Williams New Testament
Omitted Text.
World English Bible
For there are three who testify:
Worrell New Testament
And the Spirit is He Who beareth witness, because the Spirit is the Truth:
Worsley New Testament
Yea there are three that bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood:
Youngs Literal Translation
because three are who are testifying in the heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these -- the three -- are one;
Themes
Christ » Word, the » Name applied to
God » Fatherhood of » God spoken of as the father of all men
God » God the father, God the son, and God the holy spirit being one
Heavenly » Father » God spoken of as the father of all men
Holy spirit » The holy spirit witnessing
Jesus Christ » Jesus Christ, God the father, and the holy spirit being one
Unity of God » Consistent with the deity of Christ and of the holy ghost
Universal » Blessing, possible » God spoken of as the father of all men
Witness » God the father giving witness to jesus Christ
Witness » The holy spirit witnessing
Witness » The testimonies of the lord
Witness » There being three that bear record in heaven
Topics
Interlinear
Martureo
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Pneuma
Houtos
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 5:7
Prayers for 1 John 5:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Has Given Us Eternal Life In The Son
6 This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood. 7 And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true. 8 There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood: and all three are in agreement.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 28:19
Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the harmony of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
Revelation 1:4-5
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and was and is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his high seat;
Acts 2:33
And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.
1 John 1:1
That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life
1 John 5:10-11
He who has faith in the Son of God has the witness in himself: he who has not faith in God makes him false, because he has not faith in the witness which God has given about his Son.
Revelation 19:13
And he is clothed in a robe washed with blood: and his name is The Word of God.
Deuteronomy 6:4
Give ear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord:
Psalm 33:6
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.
Isaiah 48:16-17
Come near to me, and give ear to this; from the start I did not keep it secret; from the time of its coming into existence I was there: and now the Lord God has sent me, and given me his spirit.
Isaiah 61:1
The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;
Matthew 3:16-17
And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;
Matthew 17:5
While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.
Matthew 18:16
But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.
John 1:1
From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.
John 1:32-34
And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.
John 5:26
For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.
John 8:13-14
So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.
John 8:18
I give witness about myself and the Father who sent me gives witness about me.
John 8:54
Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.
John 10:30
I and my Father are one.
John 10:37-38
If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;
John 12:28
Father, give glory to your name. Then there came a voice out of heaven, saying, I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again.
Acts 5:32
And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.
1 Corinthians 12:4-6
Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.
Hebrews 2:3-4
What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;
Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
1 John 5:6
This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.