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Bible in Basic English

There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood: and all three are in agreement.

New American Standard Bible

the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

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.

Holman Bible

the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.

International Standard Version

And there are three witnesses on earth the Spirit, the water, and the blood and these three are one.

A Conservative Version

the Spirit, and the water, and the blood. And the three are in one.

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

the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three are in agreement [their testimony is perfectly consistent].

An Understandable Version

The Holy Spirit [through His Word], and the water [through His immersion] and the blood [through His crucifixion]; and these three agree together [in giving testimony about Him].

Anderson New Testament

and the three agree in one.

Common New Testament

There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree.

Daniel Mace New Testament

so that there are three witnesses, the spirit, the water, and the blood: and these three testify the same thing.

Darby Translation

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

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

Indeed, there are three who bear testimony: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and these three agree in one.

Godbey New Testament

the Spirit and the water, and blood: and these three are one.

Goodspeed New Testament

the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and the three are at one.

John Wesley New Testament

And there are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one.

Julia Smith Translation

And three are testifying in the earth,) the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three are for one.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

the Spirit and the water and the blood, and the three are {in agreement}.

Modern King James verseion

And there are three that bear witness on the earth:} the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and the three are into the one.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For there are three that bear record: the spirit, and water, and blood: and these three are one.

Moffatt New Testament

The witnesses are three, the Spirit and the water and the blood, and the three of them are in accord.

Montgomery New Testament

and the blood; and the three are one.

NET Bible

the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three are in agreement.

New Heart English Bible

the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one.

Noyes New Testament

the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and these three agree in one.

Sawyer New Testament

(Added verse not retained in Sawyer)

The Emphasized Bible

The Spirit, and the Water, and the Blood; and, the three, are, witnesses , unto one thing.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And there are three which bear witness upon earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are for the same one object.

Twentieth Century New Testament

that of the Spirit, the Water, and the Blood--and these three are at one.

Webster

And there are three that bear testimony on earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

Weymouth New Testament

and there is complete agreement between these three.

Williams New Testament

Because there are three that testify to it, the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and the three agree.

World English Bible

the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one.

Worrell New Testament

because there are Three Who bear witness; the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and the Three agree in one.

Worsley New Testament

and these three agree in one.

Youngs 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

εἰσί 
Eisi 
are, be, were, have, not tr,
Usage: 97

τρεῖς τρία 
Treis 
τρεῖς τρία 
Treis 
Usage: 51
Usage: 51

μαρτυρέω 
Martureo 
Usage: 58

in
ἐν 
En 
εἰς 
Eis 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 1267

γῆ 
Ge 
Usage: 186

the Spirit
πνεῦμα 
Pneuma 
Usage: 334

and





and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

the water
ὕδωρ ὕδατος 
Hudor 
Usage: 63

the blood
αἷμα 
Haima 
Usage: 83


which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

εἰσί 
Eisi 
are, be, were, have, not tr,
Usage: 97

Context Readings

God Has Given Us Eternal Life In The Son

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. 9 If we take the witness of men to be true, the witness of God is greater: because this is the witness which God has given about his Son.



Cross References

Matthew 26:26-28

And when they were taking food, Jesus took bread and, after blessing it, he gave the broken bread to the disciples and said, Take it; this is my body.

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:

Mark 14:56

For a number gave false witness against him and their witness was not in agreement.

John 15:26

When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;

Acts 2:2-4

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it.

Acts 15:15

And this is in agreement with the words of the prophets, as it is said,

Romans 8:16

The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:

2 Corinthians 1:22

And it is he who has put his stamp on us, even the Spirit, as the sign in our hearts of the coming glory.

Hebrews 6:4

As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 13:12

For this reason Jesus was put to death outside the walls, so that he might make the people holy by his blood.

1 Peter 3:21

And baptism, of which this is an image, now gives you salvation, not by washing clean the flesh, but by making you free from the sense of sin before God, through the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead;

1 John 5:6-7

This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.

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