1 John 5:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood: and all three are in agreement.

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  • Matt 26:26-28 : 26 And when they were taking food, Jesus took bread and, after blessing it, he gave the broken bread to the disciples and said, Take it; this is my body. 27 And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying, 28 Take of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the testament, which is given for men for the forgiveness of sins.
  • 1 Pet 3:21 : 21 And baptism, of which this is an image, now gives you salvation, not by washing clean the flesh, but by making you free from the sense of sin before God, through the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead;
  • 1 John 5:6-7 : 6 This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood. 7 And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true.
  • Matt 28:19 : 19 Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
  • Mark 14:56 : 56 For a number gave false witness against him and their witness was not in agreement.
  • John 15:26 : 26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;
  • Acts 2:2-4 : 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it. 3 And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them. 4 And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.
  • Acts 15:15 : 15 And this is in agreement with the words of the prophets, as it is said,
  • Rom 8:16 : 16 The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:
  • 2 Cor 1:22 : 22 And it is he who has put his stamp on us, even the Spirit, as the sign in our hearts of the coming glory.
  • Heb 6:4 : 4 As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit,
  • Heb 13:12 : 12 For this reason Jesus was put to death outside the walls, so that he might make the people holy by his blood.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 John 5:5-7
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    5 Who is able to overcome the world but the man who has faith that Jesus is the Son of God?

    6 This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.

    7 And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true.

  • 1 John 5:9-11
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    9 If we take the witness of men to be true, the witness of God is greater: because this is the witness which God has given about his Son.

    10 He who has faith in the Son of God has the witness in himself: he who has not faith in God makes him false, because he has not faith in the witness which God has given about his Son.

    11 And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

  • Rom 8:16
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    16 The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:

  • 1 John 4:13
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    13 And his Spirit which he has given us is the witness that we are in him and he is in us.

  • 1 John 1:2-3
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    2 (And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);

    3 We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:

  • John 5:32-33
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    32 There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.

    33 You sent to John and he gave true witness.

  • Heb 10:15
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    15 And the Holy Spirit is a witness for us: for after he had said,

  • 1 John 3:23-24
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    23 And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.

    24 He who keeps his laws is in God and God is in him. And the Spirit which he gave us is our witness that he is in us.

  • 2 Cor 13:1
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    1 This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.

  • Acts 5:32
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    32 And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.

  • John 8:17-18
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    17 Even in your law it is said that the witness of two men is true.

    18 I give witness about myself and the Father who sent me gives witness about me.

  • John 3:21-22
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    21 But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.

    22 After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.

  • Matt 3:16-17
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    16 And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

    17 And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

  • 1 John 1:7-8
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    7 But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin.

    8 If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us.

  • John 1:32
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    32 And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.

  • Mark 1:8
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    8 I have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit.

  • John 19:34-35
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    34 But one of the men made a wound in his side with a spear, and straight away there came out blood and water.

    35 And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.

  • Eph 4:5
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    5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

  • Rev 1:2
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    2 Who gave witness of the word of God, and of the witness of Jesus Christ, even of all the things which he saw.

  • John 3:32-33
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    32 He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.

    33 He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true.

  • John 3:5
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    5 Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.

  • Deut 19:15
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    15 One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.

  • 1 John 5:13
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    13 I have put these things in writing for you who have faith in the name of the Son of God, so that you may be certain that you have eternal life.

  • 1 John 3:19
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    19 In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,

  • 1 John 4:2-3
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    2 By this you may have knowledge of the Spirit of God: every spirit which says that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God:

    3 And every spirit which does not say this is not from God: this is the spirit of Antichrist, of which you have had word; and it is in the world even now.

  • 3 John 1:12
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    12 Demetrius has the approval of all men and of what is true: and we give the same witness, and you are certain that our witness is true.

  • John 15:26
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    26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;

  • 1 John 4:15
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    15 Everyone who says openly that Jesus is the Son of God, has God in him and is in God.

  • Rev 16:4
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    4 And the third let what was in his vessel come out into the rivers and the fountains of water; and they became blood.

  • John 1:34
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    34 This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.

  • Acts 15:8
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    8 And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us;

  • 1 John 4:6
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    6 We are of God: he who has the knowledge of God gives ear to us; he who is not of God does not give ear to us. By this we may see which is the true spirit, and which is the spirit of error.

  • 1 Cor 8:6
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    6 There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.

  • Matt 18:16
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    16 But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.

  • Acts 1:5
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    5 For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.

  • John 1:7
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    7 He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.