1 John 5:8 BSB — MannaFest

1 John 5:8

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

BSB

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ASV

For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three agree in one.

KJV

And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

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Commentary

5 voices

Leo the Great

LETTERS 28 (461)

"This is He that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that testifieth, because the Spirit is the truth, because there are three that bear witness, the Spirit, the water and the blood, and the three are one."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

The testimony of all is given on earth, not in heaven; but they who testify are part on earth, part in heaven. The witnesses who are on earth testify chiefly concerning his abode on earth, though not excluding his state of exaltation: the witnesses who are in heaven testify chiefly concerning his glory at God's right hand, though not excluding his state of humiliation.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God, 1 Pet. iii. 21 . [3.] The third witness is the blood; this he shed, and this was our ransom. This testifies for Jesus Christ, First, In that it sealed up and finished the sacrifices of the Old Testament, Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The Spirit, and the water, and the blood - This verse is supposed to mean “the Spirit - in the word confirmed by miracles; the water - in baptism, wherein we are dedicated to the Son, (with the Father and the Holy Spirit), typifying his spotless purity, and the inward purifying of our nature; and the blood - represented in the Lord’s Supper, and applied to the consciences of believers: and all these harmoniously agree in the same testimony, that Jesus Christ is the Divine, the complete, the only Savior of the world.” - Mr. Wesley’s notes.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πνεῦμα	pneuma	Spirit	G4151 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὕδωρ	hudōr	water	G5204 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
αἷμα,	haima	blood —	G129 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	these	G3588 →
τρεῖς	treis	three	G5140 →
εἰς	eis	in	G1519 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
ἕν	hen	one	G1520 →
εἰσιν.	eisin	are.	G1510 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 8:16
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
leads to
- 1 John 4:13
  By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 1:22
  placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
- 2 Corinthians 5:5
  And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
- Ephesians 1:13
  And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Through
John 15:26
When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
leads to
- John 14:26
  But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- John 14:16–17
  And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
- John 16:13–15
  However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to…
Through
1 Peter 3:21
And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
leads to
- Mark 16:16
  Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 John