1 John 5:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 5:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Οὗτός
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἐλθὼν
érchomai
G2064
to come
δι’
diá
G1223
through
ὕδατος
hýdōr
G5204
water
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
αἵματος
haîma
G129
blood
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
Χριστός
Christós
G5547
Christ
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ὕδατι
hýdōr
G5204
water
μόνον
mónon
G3440
only
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ὕδατι
hýdōr
G5204
water
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
αἵματι
haîma
G129
blood
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πνεῦμά
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
μαρτυροῦν
martyréō
G3140
to testify
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πνεῦμά
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἀλήθεια
alḗtheia
G225
truth
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World English Bible Public Domain
This 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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
This is the one having come by water and blood: Jesus Christ—not in water alone, but in water and in blood. And the Spirit is the one testifying, because the Spirit is truth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).