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Jesus Christ is the One who came by water [C likely a reference to Jesus’ baptism] and blood [C a reference to his death]. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit ·says that this is true [is the one who testifies/bears witness; Mark 1:11; John 1:32–34], because the Spirit is the truth. ·So [or For] there are three ·witnesses[a] [who testify/bear witness]: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three witnesses ·agree [L are one].

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:7 So … witnesses A few very late Greek copies and the Latin Vulgate continue, “in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three witnesses agree. And there are three witnesses on earth:”

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