1 John 5:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 There are three that testify:[a](A) 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree. 9 If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son.(B)
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- 5.7 Other ancient authorities read (with variations)
There are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth:
1 John 5:7-9
New International Version
7 For there are three(A) that testify: 8 the[a] Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. 9 We accept human testimony,(B) but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God,(C) which he has given about his Son.
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- 1 John 5:8 Late manuscripts of the Vulgate 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: the (not found in any Greek manuscript before the fourteenth century)
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