Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

1 John 5:6

NETBible	Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood – not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because¹ the Spirit is the truth.
NIV © biblegateway 1Jo 5:6	This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
NASB © biblegateway 1Jo 5:6	This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
NLT © biblegateway 1Jo 5:6	And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross ––not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit also gives us the testimony that this is true.
MSG © biblegateway 1Jo 5:6	Jesus--the Divine Christ! He experienced a life-giving birth and a death-killing death. Not only birth from the womb, but baptismal birth of his ministry and sacrificial death. And all the while the Spirit is confirming the truth, the reality of God's presence at Jesus' baptism and crucifixion, bringing those occasions alive for us.
BBE © SABDAweb 1Jo 5:6	This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.
NRSV © bibleoremus 1Jo 5:6	This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.
NKJV © biblegateway 1Jo 5:6	This is He who came by water and blood––Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.
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KJV	This <3778> is <2076> (5748) he that came <2064> (5631) by <1223> water <5204> and <2532> blood <129>_, [even] Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>_; not <3756> by <1722> water <5204> only <3440>_, but <235> by <1722> water <5204> and <2532> blood <129>_. And <2532> it is <2076> (5748) the Spirit <4151> that beareth witness <3140> (5723)_, because <3754> the Spirit <4151> is <2076> (5748) truth <225>_.
NASB © biblegateway 1Jo 5:6	This <3778> is the One who came <2064> by water <5204> and blood <129> , Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> ; not with the water <5204> only <3440> , but with the water <5204> and with the blood <129> . It is the Spirit <4151> who testifies <3140> , because <3754> the Spirit <4151> is the truth <225> .
NET [draft] ITL	Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> is <1510> the one who came <2064> by <1223> water <5204> and <2532> blood <129> – not <3756> by <1722> the water <5204> only <3440> , but <235> by <1722> the water <5204> and <2532> the blood <129> . And <2532> the Spirit <4151> is <1510> the one who testifies <3140> , because <3754> the Spirit <4151> is <1510> the truth <225> .
GREEK	outov <3778> D-NSM estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S o <3588> T-NSM elywn <2064> (5631) V-2AAP-NSM di <1223> PREP udatov <5204> N-GSN kai <2532> CONJ aimatov <129> N-GSN ihsouv <2424> N-NSM cristov <5547> N-NSM ouk <3756> PRT-N en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN udati <5204> N-DSN monon <3440> ADV all <235> CONJ en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN udati <5204> N-DSN kai <2532> CONJ en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN aimati <129> N-DSN kai <2532> CONJ to <3588> T-NSN pneuma <4151> N-NSN estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S to <3588> T-NSN marturoun <3140> (5723) V-PAP-NSN oti <3754> CONJ to <3588> T-NSN pneuma <4151> N-NSN estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S h <3588> T-NSF alhyeia <225> N-NSF


NETBible	Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood – not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because¹ the Spirit is the truth.
NET Notes	¹tn This ὅτι (Joti) is best understood (1) as causal. Some have taken it (2) as declarative, giving the content of the Spirit’s testimony: “and the Spirit is the One who testifies that the Spirit is the truth.” This is certainly possible, since a ὅτι clause following the cognate verb μαρτυρέω (marturevw) often gives the content of the testimony (cf. John 1:34; 3:28; 4:39, 44). But in the Gospel of John the Spirit never bears witness on his own behalf, but always on behalf of Jesus (John 15:26, 16:13). There are, in fact, some instances in the Gospel of John where a ὅτι clause following μαρτυρέω is causal (8:14, 15:27), and that is more likely here: “and the Spirit is the One who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.”