1 John 5:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 John 5:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 John 5:8 is a verse from the book of 1 John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 John 5:8 — KJV
“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 5:8 (KJV)
1 John 5:8 in Context — About the Book of 1 John
1 John is the apostle of love's late-life letter — written so believers can know they have eternal life. God is light; God is love; perfect love drives out fear. Its tests are simple and searching: walk in the light, love one another, confess sin and find Him faithful to forgive.
Cross-References for 1 John 5:8
“This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:8: bear, witness, spirit
“These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:8: earth, water, blood
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:8: earth, spirit, water
“These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:8: three, earth, these
“And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:8: three, water, one
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