1 John 5:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

This is the One who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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 witness, because the Spirit is truth.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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 witness, because the Spirit is truth.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    This{G3778} is{G2076} he that came{G2064} by{G1223} water{G5204} and{G2532} blood,{G129} [even] Jesus{G2424} Christ;{G5547} not{G3756} with{G1722} the water{G5204} only,{G3440} but{G235} with{G1722} the water{G5204} and{G2532} with the blood.{G129}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    This{G3778} is{G2076}{(G5748)} he that came{G2064}{(G5631)} by{G1223} water{G5204} and{G2532} blood{G129}, even Jesus{G2424} Christ{G5547}; not{G3756} by{G1722} water{G5204} only{G3440}, but{G235} by{G1722} water{G5204} and{G2532} blood{G129}. And{G2532} it is{G2076}{(G5748)} the Spirit{G4151} that beareth witness{G3140}{(G5723)}, because{G3754} the Spirit{G4151} is{G2076}{(G5748)} truth{G225}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    This Iesus Christ is he that ca by water and bloud not by water only: but by water and bloud. And it is the sprete that beareth witnes because the sprete ys trueth.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    This is he that cometh with water and bloude, euen Iesus Christ: not with water onely, but with water and bloude. And it is the sprete that beareth wytnes: for the sprete is the trueth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    This is that Iesus Christ that came by water and blood: not by water onely, but by water and blood: and it is that Spirit, that beareth witnesse: for that Spirit is trueth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    This Iesus Christe, is he that came by water and blood: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the spirite that beareth witnesse, because the spirite is trueth.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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 witness, because the Spirit is truth.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    This one is he who did come through water and blood -- Jesus the Christ, not in the water only, but in the water and the blood; and the Spirit it is that is testifying, because the Spirit is the truth,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

  • World English Bible (2000)

    This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood– not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

Referenced Verses

  • John 15:26 : 26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me.
  • John 16:13 : 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you what is to come.
  • John 14:17 : 17 The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him, you know him, because he remains with you and will be in you.
  • Rev 7:14 : 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.'
  • Eph 5:25-27 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing of water through the word, 27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
  • Col 1:4 : 4 since we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And undeniably, great is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, and taken up in glory.
  • Titus 3:5 : 5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
  • Heb 9:7 : 7 But only the high priest entered the second room, and only once a year, never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
  • Heb 9:14 : 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we may serve the living God?
  • Heb 10:29 : 29 How much more severe punishment do you think someone deserves who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, treated as unholy the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
  • Heb 12:24 : 24 to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
  • Heb 13:20 : 20 Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
  • 1 Pet 1:2 : 2 chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient and sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
  • 1 Pet 3:21 : 21 This water symbolizes baptism, which now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  • 1 John 1:7 : 7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.
  • 1 John 4:10 : 10 In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
  • 1 John 5:7-8 : 7 For there are three that testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8 And there are three that testify on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree in one.
  • Rev 1:5 : 5 And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood,
  • Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain, and with your blood, you purchased for God people from every tribe, language, people, and nation."
  • John 19:34-35 : 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. 35 The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
  • Acts 8:36 : 36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, 'Look, here is water! What is stopping me from being baptized?'
  • Rom 3:25 : 25 God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins previously committed.
  • Eph 1:7 : 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,
  • Lev 17:11 : 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.
  • Isa 45:3-4 : 3 I will give you treasures hidden in darkness, and riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name. 4 For the sake of my servant Jacob and Israel, my chosen one, I have called you by name and given you a title of honor, though you do not know me.
  • Ezek 36:25 : 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
  • Zech 9:11 : 11 As for you, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
  • Matt 26:28 : 28 This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
  • Mark 14:24 : 24 He said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
  • Luke 22:20 : 20 In the same way, after supper, he took the cup and said, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.'
  • John 1:31-33 : 31 I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel. 32 Then John testified, saying, 'I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him.' 33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'
  • John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.'
  • John 4:10 : 10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
  • John 4:14 : 14 But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
  • John 6:55 : 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
  • John 7:38-39 : 38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.' 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
  • John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 John 5:7-13
    7 verses
    84%

    7 For there are three that testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.

    8 And there are three that testify on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree in one.

    9 If we accept human testimony, God’s testimony is greater, because it is the testimony of God which He has given about His Son.

    10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within them. Whoever does not believe God has made Him a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about His Son.

    11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

    12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

    13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know you have eternal life, and so that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

  • 1 John 5:4-5
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    79%

    4 For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

    5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

  • 1 John 4:2-4
    3 verses
    76%

    2 By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.

    3 And every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now it is already in the world.

    4 You are from God, little children, and you have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

  • John 3:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 Jesus answered, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.'

    6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

  • John 19:34-35
    2 verses
    74%

    34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.

    35 The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

  • 1 John 4:13
    74%

    13 By this, we know that we remain in Him and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.

  • 1 John 5:20
    73%

    20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

  • John 1:32-34
    3 verses
    72%

    32 Then John testified, saying, 'I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him.'

    33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'

    34 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

  • John 3:21-22
    2 verses
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    21 But whoever lives by the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly seen that their deeds have been done in God.

    22 After these things, Jesus and His disciples went to the Judean countryside, where He spent time with them and baptized.

  • Rev 1:5
    72%

    5 And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood,

  • 1 John 3:24
    72%

    24 The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us: through the Spirit He has given us.

  • John 15:26
    72%

    26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me.

  • 1 John 5:1
    72%

    1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves His child as well.

  • 1 John 4:6
    72%

    6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this, we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

  • 1 John 1:2-3
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    2 the life was made visible, and we have seen it, and we testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was revealed to us—

    3 what we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And truly, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

  • John 7:38
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    38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.'

  • John 1:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

    7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.

  • John 6:53
    71%

    53 Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.'

  • Rev 1:2
    71%

    2 John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever he saw.

  • John 5:32-33
    2 verses
    71%

    32 There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is true.

    33 You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth.

  • John 6:55-56
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    71%

    55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

    56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.

  • John 14:6
    71%

    6 Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'

  • 1 John 4:15
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    15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in them, and they in God.

  • Mark 1:8
    71%

    8 'I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

  • Acts 1:5
    70%

    5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

  • John 3:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

    32 He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

  • John 1:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13 They were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

    14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

  • Matt 3:16
    70%

    16 After Jesus was baptized, He immediately came up from the water. At that moment, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.

  • 1 John 1:7
    70%

    7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.

  • 2 John 1:7
    70%

    7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world—those who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.