1 John 5:9

Geneva Bible (1560)

If we receiue the witnesse of men, the witnesse of God is greater: for this is the witnesse of God, which he testified of his Sonne.

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  • Matt 3:16-17 : 16 And Iesus when hee was baptized, came straight out of the water; lo, the heaues were opened vnto him, & Iohn saw the Spirit of God descending like a doue, and lighting vpon him. 17 And loe, a voyce came from heauen, saying, This is my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.
  • Acts 17:31 : 31 Because hee hath appoynted a day in the which he wil iudge the world in righteousnes, by that man whome hee hath appoynted, whereof he hath giuen an assurance to all men, in that hee hath raised him from the dead.
  • John 10:38 : 38 But if I doe, then though ye beleeue not mee, yet beleeue the workes, that ye may knowe and beleeue, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
  • Acts 5:32 : 32 And we are his witnesses concerning these things which we say: yea, & the holy Ghost, whome God hath giuen to them that obey him.
  • Heb 2:4 : 4 God bearing witnes thereto, both with signes and wonders, & with diuers miracles, and gifts of the holy Ghost, according to his owne wil?
  • Heb 6:18 : 18 That by two immutable things, wherein it is vnpossible that God should lye, we might haue strong consolation, which haue our refuge to lay holde vpon that hope that is set before vs,
  • 1 John 5:10 : 10 He that beleeueth in that Sonne of God, hath the witnes in himselfe: he that beleeueth not God, hath made him a lyar, because he beleeued not ye record, that God witnessed of that his Sonne.
  • Matt 17:5 : 5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloude shadowed them: and beholde, there came a voyce out of the cloude, saying, This is that my beloued Sonne, in whom I am wel pleased: heare him.
  • John 3:32-33 : 32 And what hee hath seene and heard, that he testifieth: but no ma receiueth his testimonie. 33 He that hath receiued his testimonie, hath sealed that God is true.
  • John 5:31-37 : 31 If I should beare witnesse of my selfe, my witnesse were not true. 32 There is another that beareth witnesse of me, and I know that the witnesse, which he beareth of me, is true. 33 Ye sent vnto Iohn, and he bare witnesse vnto the trueth. 34 But I receiue not the record of man: neuerthelesse these things I say, that ye might be saued. 35 He was a burning, & a shining candle: and ye would for a season haue reioyced in his light. 36 But I haue greater witnesse then the witnesse of Iohn: for the workes which the Father hath giuen me to finish, the same workes that I doe, beare witnesse of me, that the Father sent me. 37 And the Father himselfe, which hath sent me, beareth witnesse of me. Ye haue not heard his voyce at any time, neither haue ye seene his shape.
  • John 5:39 : 39 Searche the Scriptures: for in them ye thinke to haue eternall life, and they are they which testifie of me.
  • John 8:17-19 : 17 And it is also written in your Lawe, that the testimonie of two men is true. 18 I am one that beare witnes of my selfe, and the Father that sent me, beareth witnes of me. 19 Then saide they vnto him, Where is that Father of thine? Iesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor that Father of mine. If ye had knowen me, ye should haue knowen that Father of mine also.

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  • 1 John 5:10-13
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    10 He that beleeueth in that Sonne of God, hath the witnes in himselfe: he that beleeueth not God, hath made him a lyar, because he beleeued not ye record, that God witnessed of that his Sonne.

    11 And this is that record, to wit, that God hath giuen vnto vs eternall life, and this life is in that his Sonne.

    12 He that hath that Sonne, hath that life: and he that hath not that Sonne of God, hath not that life.

    13 These things haue I written vnto you, that beleeue in the Name of that Sonne of God, that ye may knowe that ye haue eternall life, and that ye may beleeue in the Name of that Sonne of God.

  • 1 John 5:5-8
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    5 Who is it that ouercommeth this world, but he which beleeueth that Iesus is that Sonne of God?

    6 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.

    7 For there are three, which beare recorde in heauen, the Father, the Worde, and the holy Ghost: and these three are one.

    8 And there are three, which beare record in the earth, the spirit, and the water and the blood: and these three agree in one.

  • John 3:32-33
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    32 And what hee hath seene and heard, that he testifieth: but no ma receiueth his testimonie.

    33 He that hath receiued his testimonie, hath sealed that God is true.

  • John 5:31-34
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    31 If I should beare witnesse of my selfe, my witnesse were not true.

    32 There is another that beareth witnesse of me, and I know that the witnesse, which he beareth of me, is true.

    33 Ye sent vnto Iohn, and he bare witnesse vnto the trueth.

    34 But I receiue not the record of man: neuerthelesse these things I say, that ye might be saued.

  • John 5:36-37
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    36 But I haue greater witnesse then the witnesse of Iohn: for the workes which the Father hath giuen me to finish, the same workes that I doe, beare witnesse of me, that the Father sent me.

    37 And the Father himselfe, which hath sent me, beareth witnesse of me. Ye haue not heard his voyce at any time, neither haue ye seene his shape.

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    12 Demetrius hath good report of al men, and of the trueth it selfe: yea, and wee our selues beare recorde, and ye know that our record is true.

  • Acts 5:32
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    32 And we are his witnesses concerning these things which we say: yea, & the holy Ghost, whome God hath giuen to them that obey him.

  • Heb 10:15
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    15 For the holy Ghost also beareth vs record: for after that he had sayd before,

  • John 8:17-18
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    17 And it is also written in your Lawe, that the testimonie of two men is true.

    18 I am one that beare witnes of my selfe, and the Father that sent me, beareth witnes of me.

  • John 3:11
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    11 Verely, verely I say vnto thee, wee speake that we know, and testifie that we haue seene: but yee receiue not our witnesse.

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    6 We are of God, he that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Heereby knowe wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour.

  • Rom 8:16
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    16 The same Spirit beareth witnesse with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

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    20 But we know that that Sone of God is come, & hath giue vs a mind to know him, which is true: & we are in him that is true, that is, in that his Sone Iesus Christ: this same is that very God, and that eternal life.

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    2 (For that life was made manifest, and wee haue seene it, and beare witnes, and shewe vnto you that eternall life, which was with the Father, and was made manifest vnto vs)

    3 That, I say, which wee haue seene and heard, declare wee vnto you, that yee may also haue fellowship with vs, and that our fellowship also may be with the Father, and with his Sonne Iesvs Christ.

  • 1 John 4:13-15
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    13 Hereby know we, that we dwell in him, & he in vs: because he hath giuen vs of his Spirit.

    14 And we haue seene, & doe testifie, that the Father sent that Sonne to be ye Sauiour of the world.

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    9 Herein was that loue of God made manifest amongst vs, because God sent that his onely begotten sonne into this world, that we might liue through him.

  • John 5:23
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    7 This same came for a witnesse, to beare witnesse of that light, that all men through him might beleeue.

  • 1 John 1:10
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    35 And he that sawe it, bare recorde, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might beleeue it.

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    34 And I sawe, and bare record that this is that Sonne of God.

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    2 Who bare record of ye word of God, & of the testimonie of Iesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

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  • 1 Cor 15:15
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    19 Against an Elder receiue none accusation, but vnder two or three witnesses.

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    11 Beloued, if God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.

  • Deut 19:15-16
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