1 John 5:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 John 5:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 5:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 5:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

1 John 5:8 — World English Bible

1 John 5:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three agree in one. ”

1 John 5:8 — American Standard Version

1 John 5:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and three are who are testifying in the earth<Fi> , the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are into the one.”

1 John 5:8 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 5:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 John 5:8 — Darby Translation

1 John 5:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And there are three, which beare record in the earth, the spirit, and the water and the blood: and these three agree in one.”

1 John 5:8 — Geneva Bible

1 John 5:8 in Context — 1 John 5

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.

10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

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What Does 1 John 5:8 Mean?

1 John 5:8 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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