1 John 5:7

American Standard Version (1901)

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες εν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὁ Πατήρ, ὁ Λόγος, καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα: καὶ οὗτοι οἱ τρεῖς ἕν εἰσι.

Transliteration

For treis eisin the marturountes in the ouranō, the Patēr, the Logos, and the Hagion Pneuma: and these the treis hen eisi.

Grammar Details

• *hoti*: conjunction - because/for/that
• *treis*: nominative, masculine, plural - three
• *eisin*: present indicative, 3rd plural - are
• *marturountes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - witnessing/testifying
• *en*: preposition with dative - in
• *ouranō*: dative, masculine, singular - heaven
• *Patēr*: nominative, masculine, singular - Father
• *Logos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Word
• *Hagion*: nominative, neuter, singular - Holy
• *Pneuma*: nominative, neuter, singular - Spirit
• *houtoi*: demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - these
• *hen*: nominative, neuter, singular - one
• *eisi*: present indicative, 3rd plural - are

Word Meanings

• *marturountes*: witnessing/testifying/giving evidence
• *ouranō*: heaven/sky/firmament
• *Patēr*: Father/progenitor
• *Logos*: Word/reason/account
• *Hagion*: Holy/set apart/sacred
• *Pneuma*: Spirit/breath/wind
• *hen*: one/unified/single entity

Referenced Verses

• Matt 28:19 : 19 Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
• 2 Cor 13:14 : 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
• 1 John 1:1 : 1 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life
• Rev 1:4-5 : 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;
• Rev 19:13 : 13 And he [is] arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
• Isa 48:16-17 : 16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and his Spirit. 17 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
• Acts 5:32 : 32 And we are witnesses of these things; and [so is] the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
• 1 Cor 12:4-6 : 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all.
• Deut 6:4 : 4 Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:
• Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
• Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound;
• Matt 3:16-17 : 16 And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him; 17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
• Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
• Matt 18:16 : 16 But if he hear [thee] not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.
• John 1:1 : 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
• John 1:32-34 : 32 And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit. 34 And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
• John 5:26 : 26 For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:
• John 8:13-14 : 13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true. 14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.
• John 8:18 : 18 I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
• John 8:54 : 54 Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God;
• John 10:30 : 30 I and the Father are one.
• John 10:37-38 : 37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 38 But if I do them, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.
• John 12:28 : 28 Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, [saying], I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
• Acts 2:33 : 33 Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear.
• 1 John 5:6 : 6 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.
• 1 John 5:10-11 : 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning his Son. 11 And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• Heb 2:3-4 : 3 how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard; 4 God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.
• Heb 4:12-13 : 12 For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.