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

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

For there are three who bear witness (οτ τρεις εισιν ο μαρτυρουντες). At this point the Latin Vulgate gives the words in the Textu…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For there are three that bear record in heaven, etc. There are three that witne , or that bear witne —the same Greek wor…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

FAITH THE TEST OF LOVE (1 John 5:1–12)

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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 witnes…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

“For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood.” Does the author mean that the Spirit still witnesses through the biblical …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

There are three that bear record in heaven. This entire verse has been omitted by some. Jerome thinks that this has happened by design rat…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For there are three that bear record in heaven
That is, that Jesus is the Son of God. The genuineness of this text has been ca…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We are inwardly and outwardly defiled; inwardly, by the power and pollution of sin in our nature. For our cleansing, there is in and by Christ Jesu…

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