Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
It is a three-fold testimony--
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;
Bible in Basic English
And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true.
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.
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 He it is whose Coming was attested by means of Water and Blood--Jesus Christ himself; not by Water only, but by Water and by Blood. And there is the Spirit also to bear testimony, and the Spirit is Truth itself. 7 It is a three-fold testimony-- 8 that of the Spirit, the Water, and the Blood--and these three are at one.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the Faith of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
2 Corinthians 13:14
May the blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion with the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
Revelation 1:4-5
From John, to the seven Churches which are in Roman Asia. Blessing and peace be yours from him who is, and who was, and who shall be, and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne,
Acts 2:33
And now that he has been exalted to the right hand of God, and has received from the Father the promised gift of the Holy Spirit, he has begun to pour out that gift, as you yourselves now see and hear.
1 John 1:1
It is of what has been in existence from the Beginning, of what we have heard, of what we have seen with our eyes, of what we watched reverently and touched with our hands--it is about the Word who is the Life that we are now writing.
1 John 5:10-11
He who believes in the Son of God has that testimony within him. He who does not believe God has made God a liar, by refusing to believe in that testimony which he has borne about his Son.
Revelation 19:13
He has been clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood; and the name by which he is called is 'The Word of God.'
Matthew 3:16-17
After the baptism of Jesus, and just as he came up from the water, the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending, like a dove, and alighting upon him,
Matthew 17:5
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and there was a voice from the cloud that said-- "This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight; him you must hear."
Matthew 18:16
But, if he does not listen to you, take with you one or two others, so that 'on the evidence of two or three witnesses, every word may be put beyond dispute.'
John 1:1
In the Beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.
John 1:32-34
John also made this statement--"I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of the heavens, and it remained upon him.
John 5:26
For, just as the Father has inherent Life within him, so also he has granted to the Son to have inherent Life within him;
John 8:13-14
"You are bearing testimony to yourself!" exclaimed the Pharisees, "your testimony is not trustworthy."
John 8:18
I, who bear testimony to myself, am one, and the Father who sent me also bears testimony to me."
John 8:54
"If I do honor to myself," answered Jesus, "such honor counts for nothing. It is my Father who does me honor--and you say that he is your God;
John 10:30
The Father and I are one."
John 10:37-38
If I am not doing the work that my Father is doing, do not believe me;
John 12:28
Father, honor thine own name." At this there came a voice from Heaven, which said: "I have already honored it, and I will honor it again."
Acts 5:32
And we are witness to the truth of this, and so is the Holy Spirit--the gift of God to those who obey him."
1 Corinthians 12:4-6
Gifts differ, but the Spirit is the same;
Hebrews 2:3-4
how can we, of all people, expect to escape, if we disregard so great a Salvation? It was the Master who at the outset spoke of this Salvation, and its authority was confirmed for us by those who heard him,
Hebrews 4:12-13
God's Message is a living and active power, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing its way till it penetrates soul and spirit--not the joints only but the very marrow--and detecting the inmost thoughts and purposes of the mind.
1 John 5:6
He it is whose Coming was attested by means of Water and Blood--Jesus Christ himself; not by Water only, but by Water and by Blood. And there is the Spirit also to bear testimony, and the Spirit is Truth itself.