1 πας ο πιστευων οτι ιησους εστιν ο χριστος, εκ του θεου γεγεννηται, και πας ο αγαπων τον γεννησαντα αγαπα και τον γεγεννημενον εξ αυτου. 2 εν τουτω γινωσκομεν οτι αγαπωμεν τα τεκνα του θεου, οταν τον θεον αγαπωμεν και τας εντολας αυτου τηρωμεν. 3 αυτη γαρ εστιν η αγαπη του θεου, ινα τας εντολας αυτου τηρωμεν· και αι εντολαι αυτου βαρειαι ουκ εισιν, 4 οτι παν το γεγεννημενον εκ του θεου νικα τον κοσμον· και αυτη εστιν η νικη η νικησασα τον κοσμον, η πιστις ημων. 5 τις εστιν ο νικων τον κοσμον ει μη ο πιστευων οτι ιησους εστιν ο υιος του θεου; 6 ουτος εστιν ο ελθων δι υδατος και αιματος, ιησους χριστος· ουκ εν τω υδατι μονον, αλλ εν τω υδατι και τω αιματι· και το πνευμα εστιν το μαρτυρουν, οτι το πνευμα εστιν η αληθεια. 7◆ οτι τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες [[εν τω ουρανω, ο πατηρ, ο λογος και το αγιον πνευμα, και ουτοι οι τρεις εν εισιν·]] 8◆ [[και τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες εν τη γη,]] το πνευμα και το υδωρ και το αιμα, και οι τρεις εις το εν εισιν. 9 ει την μαρτυριαν των ανθρωπων λαμβανομεν, η μαρτυρια του θεου μειζων εστιν· οτι αυτη εστιν η μαρτυρια του θεου ην μεμαρτυρηκεν περι του υιου αυτου. 10 ο πιστευων εις τον υιον του θεου εχει την μαρτυριαν εν αυτω· ο μη πιστευων τω θεω ψευστην πεποιηκεν αυτον, οτι ου πεπιστευκεν εις την μαρτυριαν ην μεμαρτυρηκεν ο θεος περι του υιου αυτου. 11 και αυτη εστιν η μαρτυρια, οτι ζωην αιωνιον εδωκεν ημιν ο θεος, και αυτη η ζωη εν τω υιω αυτου εστιν. 12 ο εχων τον υιον εχει την ζωην· ο μη εχων τον υιον του θεου την ζωην ουκ εχει. 13 ταυτα εγραψα υμιν τοις πιστευουσιν εις το ονομα του υιου του θεου, ινα ειδητε οτι ζωην αιωνιον εχετε, και ινα πιστευητε εις το ονομα του υιου του θεου. 14 και αυτη εστιν η παρρησια ην εχομεν προς αυτον, οτι εαν τι αιτωμεθα κατα το θελημα αυτου, ακουει ημων. 15 και εαν οιδαμεν οτι ακουει ημων ο αν αιτωμεθα, οιδαμεν οτι εχομεν τα αιτηματα α ητηκαμεν παρ αυτου. 16 εαν τις ιδη τον αδελφον αυτου αμαρτανοντα αμαρτιαν μη προς θανατον, αιτησει, και δωσει αυτω ζωην, τοις αμαρτανουσιν μη προς θανατον. εστιν αμαρτια προς θανατον· ου περι εκεινης λεγω ινα ερωτηση. 17 πασα αδικια αμαρτια εστιν· και εστιν αμαρτια ου προς θανατον. 18 οιδαμεν οτι πας ο γεγεννημενος εκ του θεου ουχ αμαρτανει, αλλ ο γεννηθεις εκ του θεου τηρει εαυτον, και ο πονηρος ουχ απτεται αυτου. 19 οιδαμεν οτι εκ του θεου εσμεν, και ο κοσμος ολος εν τω πονηρω κειται. 20 οιδαμεν δε οτι ο υιος του θεου ηκει και δεδωκεν ημιν διανοιαν ινα γινωσκωμεν τον αληθινον· και εσμεν εν τω αληθινω, εν τω υιω αυτου ιησου χριστω. ουτος εστιν ο αληθινος θεος και ζωη αιωνιος. 21 τεκνια, φυλαξατε εαυτους απο των ειδωλων· αμην.
1 John · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
1 John 5 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Notes on this text (3)
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 John 1:12–13; 1 John 2:29; John 8:42; 1 John 4:7; 1 Peter 1:22–23
- 2 John 13:34–35; 1 John 2:5; 1 John 3:22–24; John 15:17; 1 John 4:21
- 3 John 14:15; John 15:10; Deuteronomy 7:9; John 14:21–24; 2 John 6
- 4 1 Corinthians 15:57; 1 John 4:4; John 16:33; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:5
- 5 1 John 4:15; 1 John 5:1
- 6 John 15:26; Hebrews 9:14; John 16:13; Mark 14:24; John 14:17
- 7 Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Acts 5:32; Matthew 3:16–17; John 1:1
- 8 1 John 5:6–7; John 15:26; 1 Peter 3:21; Acts 2:2–4; Romans 8:16
- 9 Matthew 3:16–17; Matthew 17:5; Acts 17:31; John 8:17–19; Acts 5:32
- 10 Romans 8:16; Galatians 4:6; John 3:33; John 5:38; Hebrews 3:12
- 11 Romans 6:23; 1 John 2:25; John 3:36; 1 John 5:20; 1 John 4:9
- 12 John 3:36; John 5:24; John 1:12; 1 Corinthians 1:30; John 3:15
- 13 John 20:31; John 1:12; 1 John 3:23; 2 Peter 1:10–11; John 3:18
- 14 John 14:13; Jeremiah 29:12–13; Jeremiah 33:3; 1 John 3:21–22; John 15:7
- 15 Luke 11:9–10; Mark 11:24; Proverbs 15:29; 1 John 5:18–20
- 16 Hebrews 6:4–6; 1 Samuel 2:25; Jeremiah 11:14; Hebrews 10:26–31; Mark 3:28–30
- 17 1 John 3:4; James 1:15; Ezekiel 18:26–32; 1 John 5:16; James 4:7–10
- 18 1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:4; Jude 21; Jude 24; 1 John 5:1
- 19 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2; 1 John 4:4–6; Galatians 1:4; Revelation 12:9
- 20 John 17:3; Luke 24:45; John 14:9; 1 Timothy 3:16; Isaiah 44:6
- 21 1 Corinthians 10:14; 1 Corinthians 10:7; Exodus 20:3–4; 2 Corinthians 6:16–17; 1 Thessalonians 1:9
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Why does my Bible say something different?
- 1 John 5:7–8: the “three heavenly witnesses”
Older English and Spanish Bibles read: “there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” These words, called the Johannine Comma, are absent from virtually every Greek manuscript before the late Middle Ages and from the Greek Fathers. The Patriarchal Text prints them in small type, kept at the wish of the Holy Synod. The Trinity does not depend on them.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
I Suppose ye remember, those of you who were present yesterday, to what place in the course of this epistle our exposition has reached: namely, "He that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God whom he seeth not?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
… but is of antichrist." These words agree with what was said in the Gospel, that "the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us." Wherefore he again exclaims in his Epistle, "Every one that believeth that Jesus is the Christ, has been born of God;" knowing Jesus Christ to be one and the same, to whom the gates of heaven …
There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it." For he manifestly shows that there are certain brethren for whom we are not commanded to pray, although the Lord bids us pray even for our persecutors.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
And he that loveth Him that begat, loveth Him also that is begotten of Him; but he that despiseth Him that is begotten casts back the insult upon Him who begat.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
What about John then, when in his Catholic Epistle he says that there are Three that bear witness, the Spirit and the Water and the Blood?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)