1 John 5:9 “Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. Fo…”

1 John 5:9

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

World English Bible

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is God’s testimony which he has testified concerning his Son.

American Standard Version

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son.

Geneva Bible 1599

If we receiue the witnesse of men, the witnesse of God is greater: for this is the witnesse of God, which he testified of his Sonne.

Darby Translation

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. For this is the witness of God [which] he has witnessed concerning his Son.

Young's Literal Translation

If the testimony of men we receive, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that He hath testified concerning His Son.

Bible in Basic English

If we take the witness of men to be true, the witness of God is greater: because this is the witness which God has given about his Son.

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Cross references

“we”

John 8:17–19 Acts 17:31 1 John 5:10 Acts 5:32 Hebrews 2:4 John 5:39

John 8:17–19 · BSB

Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.

Acts 17:31 · BSB

For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

1 John 5:10 · BSB

Whoever 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.

Acts 5:32 · BSB

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

Hebrews 2:4 · BSB

and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.

John 5:39 · BSB

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

“for”

Matthew 17:5 Matthew 3:16 Matthew 3:17

Matthew 17:5 · BSB

While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

Matthew 3:16 · BSB

As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

Matthew 3:17 · BSB

And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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.

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