Overcoming the World
1 John 5:7
Why translations differ here
"Three that bear record in heaven": the Comma Johanneum The words "in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one" in the KJV's 1 John 5:7 entered the text from Latin tradition.
In 8 translations
- BSB
- For there are three that testify: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:
- KJV
- For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
- WEB
- For there are three who testify: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:”
- LSV
- because [there] are three who are testifying [[in Heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one;
- YLT
- because three are who are testifying [in the heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these — the three — are one;
- DBY
- For they that bear witness are three:
- DRC
- And there are three who give testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost. And these three are one.
- GNV
- For there are three, which beare recorde in heauen, the Father, the Worde, and the holy Ghost: and these three are one.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include ἕν τῷ οὐρανῷ ὁ πατήρ ὁ λόγος καὶ τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα καὶ οὗτοι οἱ τρεῖς ἕν εἰσιν (“in the heaven the Father the Word and the Holy Spirit and these the three one are”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες,
- RP2018
- Ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσὶν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες,
- TR-Boyd
- Ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσὶν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὁ πατήρ, ὁ λόγος, καὶ τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα· καὶ οὗτοι οἱ τρεῖς ἕν εἰσι.
- SCR1894
- οτι τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες εν τω ουρανω ο πατηρ ο λογος και το αγιον πνευμα και ουτοι οι τρεις εν εισιν
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
- 2 Corinthians 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
- Acts 5:32We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
- Matthew 3:16–17As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved…
- John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Acts 2:33Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
- 1 John 5:6This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
- John 8:54Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
- Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- John 1:32–34Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him. I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit…
- Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- John 10:30I and the Father are one.”
- 1 Corinthians 12:4–6There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different ministries, but the same Lord. There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.
- Isaiah 48:16–17Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit. Thus says the LORD your…
- Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- John 10:37–38If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me. But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me,…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- Some manuscripts have no text at 5:7b-8a.