1 John 5:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

the Spirit, the water, and the blood. These three witnesses agree.

Cross References

John 15:26

“I will send you the Helper from the Father. The Helper is the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father. When he comes, he will tell about me.

1 Peter 3:21

And that water is like baptism, which now saves you. Baptism is not the washing of dirt from the body. It is asking God for a clean conscience. It saves you because Jesus Christ was raised from death.

Romans 8:16

And the Spirit himself speaks to our spirits and makes us sure that we are God’s children.

Mark 14:56

Many people came and told lies against Jesus, but they all said different things. None of them agreed.

2 Corinthians 1:22

He put his mark on us to show that we are his. Yes, he put his Spirit in our hearts as the first payment that guarantees all that he will give us.

Acts 15:15

The words of the prophets agree with this too:

Matthew 28:19

So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 13:12

So Jesus also suffered outside the city. He died to make his people holy with his own blood.

Hebrews 6:4

After people have left the way of Christ, can you make them change their lives again? I am talking about people who once learned the truth, received God’s gift, and shared in the Holy Spirit. They were blessed to hear God’s good message and see the great power of his new world. But then they left it all behind, and it is not possible to make them change again. That’s because those who leave Christ are nailing him to the cross again, shaming him before everyone.

John 19:34

But one of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus’ side. Immediately blood and water came out.

1 John 5:9

We believe people when they say something is true. But what God says is more important. And this is what God told us: He told us the truth about his own Son.