1 John 5:7
For there are three that testify:
Note TR and GOC three that testify in heaven: The Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8 And there are three that testify on earth:
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
For there are three who testify:
Note Only a few recent manuscripts add “in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth:”
And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- bear
- 1 John 5:10, 11; John 8:13, 14
- The Father
- Psalm 33:6; Isaiah 48:16, 17; Isaiah 61:1; Matthew 3:16, 17; Matthew 17:5; Matthew 28:19; John 5:26; John 8:18, 54; John 10:37, 38; John 12:28; 1 Corinthians 12:4–6; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Revelation 1:4, 5
- the Word
- 1 John 1:1; John 1:1, 32–34; Hebrews 4:12, 13; Revelation 19:13
- the Holy
- 1 John 5:6; Matthew 3:16; John 1:33; Acts 2:33; Acts 5:32; Hebrews 2:3, 4
- and these
- Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30