Focused Passage

1 John 5:6-12

Faith in the Son, Victory over the World, and Assurance of Eternal Life

The chapter moves from faith in Jesus as the Christ to victory over the world, from God’s testimony concerning the Son to assurance of eternal life, and from confidence in prayer to final vigilance against sin and idols.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.

7For there are three that testify:

8the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.

9Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.

10Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.

11And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

12Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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Verse 6

Original words

ThisοὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe [One who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcameἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularbyδι’G1223PrepositionwaterὕδατοςG5204Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbloodαἵματοςG129Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστόςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbbyἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularwaterὕδατιG5204Noun - Dative Neuter SingularaloneμόνονG3440Adverbbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctionbyἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularwaterὕδατιG5204Noun - Dative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularbloodαἵματιG129Noun - Dative Neuter SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionit isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμάG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularwhoτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singulartestifies [to this]μαρτυροῦνG3140Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμάG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulartruthἀλήθειαG225Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 7

Original words

ForὅτιG3754Conjunctionthere areεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthreeτρεῖςG5140Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralthat testifyμαρτυροῦντεςG3140Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • TR and PT three that testify in heaven: The Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8And there are three that testify on earth:
Verse 8

Original words

theτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularwaterὕδωρG5204Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularbloodαἷμαG129Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[these]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralthreeτρεῖςG5140Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralareεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralinεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularagreementἕνG1520Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 9

Original words

[Even] ifΕἰG1487Conjunctionwe acceptλαμβάνομενG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralhumanἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine PluraltestimonyμαρτυρίανG3141Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulartestimonyμαρτυρίαG3141Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularisἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulargreaterμείζωνG3173Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular - ComparativeForὅτιG3754ConjunctionthisαὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulartestimonyμαρτυρίαG3141Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunction-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularhas [given]μεμαρτύρηκενG3140Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularSonΥἱοῦG5207Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 10

Original words

WhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbelievesπιστεύωνG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[this]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulartestimonyμαρτυρίανG3141Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwithinἐνG1722PrepositionhimαὑτῷG848Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbdoes not believeπιστεύωνG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singularhas madeπεποίηκενG4160Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHim [out to be]αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singulara liarψεύστηνG5583Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbhe has not believedπεπίστευκενG4100Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulartestimonyμαρτυρίανG3141Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularthatἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas givenμεμαρτύρηκενG3140Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularSonΥἱοῦG5207Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 11

Original words

AndΚαὶG2532ConjunctionthisαὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[that]G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulartestimonyμαρτυρίαG3141Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-ὅτιG3754Conjunction-«ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸς»G2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas givenἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluraleternalαἰώνιονG166Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionthisαὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularlifeζωὴG2222Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularSonΥἱῷG5207Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 12

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WhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeζωήνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbdoes not haveἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbdoes not haveἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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