Jesus Christ—he is the one who came by water and blood, not by water only, but by water(A) and by blood.(B) And the Spirit is the one who testifies,(C) because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify:[a](D) the Spirit,(E) the water, and the blood(F)—and these three are in agreement. If we accept human testimony, God’s testimony(G) is greater, because it is God’s testimony that he has given about his Son.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:7–8 A few late Gk mss and some late Vg mss add testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three who bear witness on earth:

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