1 YHN 5:8 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT the Spirit and the water and the blood, and the three are unto the one.[fn]

Some older versions read, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one; and there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three are as one. However, the best copies do not have this reading.

UST Those three ways are: what God’s Spirit tells us, what happened when John baptized Jesus in water, and what happened when Jesus’ blood flowed from his body when he died on the cross. These three things all tell us the same thing, that Jesus came from God.

BSB the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and [these] three are in agreement.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

BLB the Spirit and the water and the blood--and these are three in one.

AICNT And there are three that testify on earth]] the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three are in agreement.[fn]

5:7-8, in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8 And there are three that testify on earth: Later manuscripts add. TR ‖ This later addition is known as the Comma Johanneum, one of the most famous textual variants in the New Testament. Although present in the Latin Vulgate, this expanded text is not found as the base text in any Greek manuscript before the 12th century.

OEB the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and these three agree.

WEBBE the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three are in agreement.

LSV and [there] are three who are testifying in the earth]]: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are into the one.

FBV the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and all three agree as one.[fn]

5:8 The authenticity of verses 7 and 8 has been disputed.

TCNT the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three are in agreement.

T4T Those three ways are: What God’s Spirit tells us, what God said when Jesus was baptized [MTY] in/with water, and Jesus’ blood that flowed from his body when he died on the cross. These three things all tell us the same thing, that Jesus came from God.

LEB the Spirit and the water and the blood, and the three are _⌊in agreement_⌋[fn].

5:8 Literally “for the one”

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

Moff The witnesses are three, the Spirit and the water and the blood, and the three of them are in accord.

Wymth and there is complete agreement between these three.

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

DRA And there are three that give testimony on earth: the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three are one.

YLT and three are who are testifying in the earth], the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are into the one.

Drby the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and the three agree in one.

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

SLT And three are testifying in the earth,) the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three are for one.

Wbstr And there are three that bear testimony on earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

KJB-1769 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

KJB-1611 And there are three that beare witnesse in earth, the Spirit, and the Water, and the Blood, and these three agree in one.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And there are three which beare recorde in earth, the spirite, and water, and blood, and these three agree in one.
(And there are three which bear record in earth, the spirit, and water, and blood, and these three agree in one.)

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

Cvdl And there are thre which beare recorde in earth: the sprete, water and bloude, and these thre are one.
(And there are three which bear record in earth: the spirit, water and blood, and these three are one.)

TNT For there are thre which beare recorde (in erth:) the sprete and water and bloud: and these thre are one.
(For there are three which bear record (in earth:) the spirit and water and blood: and these three are one. )

Wycl `And thre ben, that yyuen witnessing in erthe, the spirit, water, and blood; and these thre ben oon.
(And three been, that given witnessing in earth, the spirit, water, and blood; and these three been one.)

Luth Und drei sind, die da zeugen auf Erden: der Geist und das Wasser und das Blut; und die drei sind beisammen.
( And three are, the there witness/testify on/in/to earth/land/ground: the/of_the spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are together.)

ClVg Et tres sunt, qui testimonium dant in terra: spiritus, et aqua, et sanguis: et hi tres unum sunt.
(And three are, who/which testimony they_give in/into/on earth/land: spirit, and water, and blood: and these three one are. )

UGNT τὸ Πνεῦμα, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ τὸ αἷμα; καὶ οἱ τρεῖς εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν.
(to Pneuma, kai to hudōr, kai to haima; kai hoi treis eis to hen eisin.)

SBL-GNT τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ καὶ τὸ αἷμα, καὶ οἱ τρεῖς εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν.
(to pneuma kai to hudōr kai to haima, kai hoi treis eis to hen eisin.)

RP-GNT τὸ πνεῦμα, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ τὸ αἷμα· καὶ οἱ τρεῖς εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν.
(to pneuma, kai to hudōr, kai to haima; kai hoi treis eis to hen eisin.)

TC-GNT τὸ πνεῦμα, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ τὸ αἷμα· καὶ οἱ τρεῖς εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν.
(to pneuma, kai to hudōr, kai to haima; kai hoi treis eis to hen eisin. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:7–5:12: We should love one another because of what God has done for us

Read 4:7–5:12 carefully.

Section Theme: In this section John gives two reasons why we should love one another:

4:7–12	God has shown us what true love is by sending his Son to die for us.
4:13–21	God has loved us so much that we have a duty to love others.

At the end of the section, in 5:1–12, he shows how it is believing in Jesus that enables us to both love and obey God.

Paragraph 5:6–9

Read 5:6–9 in both BSB and GNT. Compare the two versions.

Paragraph Theme: In 5:5 John has talked about believing that Jesus is the Son of God. In 5:6–9 he explains why we should believe in Jesus as the son of God.

5:8a

the Spirit,

We^(incl) know the truth about Jesus because the Holy Spirit speaks to us,

5:8b

the water,

and because John baptized Jesus with water,

5:8c

and the blood—

and because Jesus died and his blood poured out.

5:8a–c

the Spirit, the water, and the blood: (Meaning) The meanings of these terms are the same as in 5:6 and they should be translated in the same way here.

5:8d

and these three are in agreement.

These three signs/ways all show us^(incl) the same thing.

are in agreement: (Meaning) John means that these three things all prove the same thing about Jesus, namely that he was the Son of God.

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