Protestantism
English
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
because three are who are testifying in the heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these--the three--are one;
For there are three, which beare recorde in heauen, the Father, the Worde, and the holy Ghost: and these three are one.
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
For there are three that testify, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood;
For there are three that testify:1
- TR and GOC three that testify in heaven: The Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8And there are three that testify on earth:
For they are three who bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these, even the three, are one.
For there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
For there are three that testify,1
- Later Latin manuscripts add the following words to v. 7 and v. 8: “in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.
For there are three bearing witness in Heaven: the Father the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.
For there are three that bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.
For there are three who testify1:
- TR adds "in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth"
For there are three who testify1:
- TR adds "in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth"
For there are three who testify1:
- TR adds "in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth"
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
For there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one.
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, (o. logos) and the Holy Spirit: (o. pneuma) and these three are one.
Catholicism
English
And there are Three who give testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost. And these three are one.
For there are Three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. And these Three are One.1
- 5:7This passage and its message is certainly consistent with the rest of the letter of John. Now there are various opinions about whether or not the author of the letters of John is the same as the author of the Gospel of John. My opinion is that the style of writing and the vocabulary show a different and later author. The lateness of the authorship of this letter explains how the passage about the Father, Word, and Spirit can have a more developed Trinitarian theology than the Gospel. However, those who claim that the passage is not genuine are ignoring its inherent consistency with the rest of the letter from the same author.(Conte)