1 John 5:7

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“For there are three that testify:”

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BSBPD

“For there are three that testify:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“because three are who are testifying <FI>in the heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these--the three--are one;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 John 5:7 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 6:4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
  2. Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
  3. Isaiah 48:16Come 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.
  4. 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,
  5. Matthew 3:16As 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.
  6. 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!”
  7. Matthew 18:16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
  8. 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,
  9. John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  10. John 1:32Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
  11. John 5:26For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
  12. John 8:13So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
  13. John 8:18I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”
  14. 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.’
  15. John 10:30I and the Father are one.”
  16. John 10:37If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.
  17. John 12:28Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
  18. 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.
  19. Acts 5:32We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
  20. 1 Corinthians 12:4There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
  21. 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.
  22. Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
  23. Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
  24. 1 John 1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.

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