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1 John 5:6–7

The Certainty of God’s Testimony

6 Jesus Christ—He is the One who came by water and blood, not by water only, but by water f and by blood. g And the Spirit is the One who testifies, h because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: i j

f	5:6 Mk 1:11; Jn 1:34
g	5:6 Jn 17:1; 1Jn 1:7; 4:10
h	5:6 Jn 15:26; Ac 26:5
i	5:7–8 Other * (* and a few late Gk * ) read testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are One. 8 And there are three who bear witness on earth:
j	5:7 Dt 19:15; Mt 18:16; Jn 8:17–18