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.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
C'est lui, Jésus-Christ, qui est venu avec de l'eau et du sang; non avec l'eau seulement, mais avec l'eau et avec le sang; et c'est l'Esprit qui rend témoignage, parce que l'Esprit est la vérité.
KJV
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.
Gelasius
Historia Ecclesiastica
νύς, τίς ὁ πληρῶν, λέγει »πνεῦμα κυρίου 1 Jes. 48, 12 f — 3 Ezech. 3, 22 — 12 ff Psal. 97, 1 — 17 ff I Joh. 5, 6. 10 — 23 f Act. 5, 3. 4 — 26 Jerem. 23, 24 — 27 Weish. Sal. 1, 7 A1HR V1P3 M2P1P2 3 εἴὥ + γὰρ Α1R 4 ἢ1 > Α1R 5 υἱὸν + τοῦ υἱοῦ Ρ3 | ἔτι] ὅτι 3 εἶπον Α1ΗR εἶπαν d. übr.…
Fulgentius of Ruspe
On Faith
the life" (John 14:6). About the Holy Spirit, the Apostle John also says, "The Spirit is the truth" (1 John 5:6). And indeed, it cannot be that the true God is not naturally the Truth. The Apostle Paul also confesses Him as God, saying, "Your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit…
Fulgentius of Ruspe
On Faith
life" (John 14:6). About the Holy Spirit, the Apostle John also says, "The Spirit is the truth" (1 John 5:6). And indeed, it cannot be that the true God is not naturally the Truth. The Apostle Paul also confesses Him as God, saying, "Your bodies are temples of the Hol…
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