1 John 5:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”

1 John 5:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 5:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 5:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For there are three who testify:”

1 John 5:7 — World English Bible

1 John 5:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth. ”

1 John 5:7 — American Standard Version

1 John 5:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“because three are who are testifying <FI>in the heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these--the three--are one;”

1 John 5:7 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 5:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For they that bear witness are three:”

1 John 5:7 — Darby Translation

1 John 5:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For there are three, which beare recorde in heauen, the Father, the Worde, and the holy Ghost: and these three are one.”

1 John 5:7 — Geneva Bible

1 John 5:7 in Context — 1 John 5

5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

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

9 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.

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What Does 1 John 5:7 Mean?

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