1 John 5:6

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.

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KJV

King James Version

This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

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WEB

World English Bible

This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

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ASV

American Standard Version

This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

This is the [One] having come by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not in water only, but in water and in blood. And the Spirit is the [One] testifying, because the Spirit is the truth.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 John 5

⁴ because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

⁵ Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

⁶ This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.

⁷ For there are three that testify:

⁸ the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.

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