New Living Translation. So we have these three witnesses [a]— 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and all three agree.

So we have these three witnesses— the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and all three agree.

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.

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

1 John 5:7 In-Context And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony. 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and all three agree.

7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness ...

1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ#5:1 Or the Messiah. has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.

And there are three who give testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost. And these three are one.

This short verse simply emphasizes John's claim that there is evidence proving Jesus is the Son of God.

The three titles mentioned (the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost) are all expressions that portray One God, not three separate spirit individuals.