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1 John 5:7

1 John 5:7
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

For there are three that bear record in heaven,.... That is, that Jesus is the Son of God. The genuineness of this text has been called in question by some, because it is wanting in the Syriac…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

For there are three that bear record in heaven ... - There are three that “witness,” or that “bear witness” - the same Greek word which, in 1Jo 5:8, is rendered “bear witness” - μαρτυροῦντες…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

There are three that bear record - The Father, who bears testimony to his Son; the Word or Λογος, Logos, who bears testimony to the Father; and the Holy Ghost, which bears testimony to the Father and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 John 5:6-9

The faith of the Christian believer (or the believer in Christ) being thus mighty and victorious, it had need to be well founded, to be furnished with unquestionable celestial evidence concerning the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

For there are three that bear record in heaven If there is one thing that is certain in textual criticism, it is that this famous passage is not genuine. The Revisers have only performed an imperative…