6This 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 testimony, because the Spirit is truth.


In Context

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.

4 For whatever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 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 testimony, because the Spirit is truth.

7 For there are three that bear testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.

8 And there are three that bear testimony on earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

1 John 5:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:6This 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:6This 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:6This 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 bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:6This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth, that Christ is the truth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus the Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that bears witness, for the Spirit is the truth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6This one is he who did come through water and blood — Jesus the Christ, not in the water only, but in the water and the blood; and the Spirit it is that is testifying, because the Spirit is the truth,