1 John 5:8

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Matt 26:26-28 : 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.
  • 1 Pet 3:21 : 21 which also after a true likeness doth now save you, [even] baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;
  • 1 John 5:6-7 : 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. 7 And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.
  • 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:
  • Mark 14:56 : 56 For many bare false witness against him, and their witness agreed not together.
  • John 15:26 : 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me:
  • Acts 2:2-4 : 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
  • Acts 15:15 : 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
  • Rom 8:16 : 16 The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:
  • 2 Cor 1:22 : 22 who also sealed us, and gave [us] the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
  • Heb 6:4 : 4 For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
  • Heb 13:12 : 12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered without the gate.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 John 5:5-7
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    5And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

    6This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.

    7And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.

  • 1 John 5:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son.

    10He 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.

    11And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

  • Rom 8:16
    70%

    16The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

  • 1 John 4:13
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    13hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

  • 1 John 1:2-3
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    2(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal [life], which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us);

    3that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ:

  • John 5:32-33
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    32It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

    33Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth.

  • Heb 10:15
    69%

    15And the Holy Spirit also beareth witness to us; for after he hath said,

  • 1 John 3:23-24
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    69%

    23And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

    24And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

  • 2 Cor 13:1
    69%

    1This is the third time I am coming to you. At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word be established.

  • Acts 5:32
    69%

    32And we are witnesses of these things; and [so is] the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

  • John 8:17-18
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    69%

    17Yea and in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true.

    18I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

  • John 3:21-22
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    69%

    21But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.

    22After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

  • Matt 3:16-17
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    68%

    16And 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;

    17and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • 1 John 1:7-8
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    68%

    7but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

    8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

  • John 1:32
    68%

    32And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.

  • Mark 1:8
    68%

    8I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

  • John 19:34-35
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    34howbeit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood and water.

    35And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may believe.

  • Eph 4:5
    67%

    5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

  • Rev 1:2
    67%

    2who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, [even] of all things that he saw.

  • John 3:32-33
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    67%

    32What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.

    33He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to [this], that God is true.

  • John 3:5
    67%

    5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!

  • Deut 19:15
    67%

    15One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

  • 1 John 5:13
    67%

    13These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, [even] unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.

  • 1 John 3:19
    67%

    19Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him:

  • 1 John 4:2-3
    2 verses
    67%

    2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

    3and every spirit that confesseth not Jesus is not of God: and this is the [spirit] of the antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it cometh; and now it is in the world already.

  • 3 John 1:12
    67%

    12Demetrius hath the witness of all [men], and of the truth itself: yea, we also bear witness: and thou knowest that our witness is true.

  • John 15:26
    66%

    26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me:

  • 1 John 4:15
    66%

    15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

  • Rev 16:4
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    4And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of the waters; and it became blood.

  • John 1:34
    66%

    34And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.

  • Acts 15:8
    66%

    8And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;

  • 1 John 4:6
    66%

    6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

  • 1 Cor 8:6
    66%

    6yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.

  • Matt 18:16
    66%

    16But 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.

  • Acts 1:5
    66%

    5For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

  • John 1:7
    66%

    7The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.