The Spirit, the Water, and the Blood: Difference between revisions

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:''For there are three that testify:  '''the Spirit and the water and the blood'''; and these three agree.  If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), 1 Jn 5:7–9</ref>
:''For there are three that testify:  '''the Spirit and the water and the blood'''; and these three agree.  If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), 1 Jn 5:7–9</ref>


Note the difference between the two passages.  The portion that is missing from all modern translations is referred to as the “Johannine Comma.”  If you are interested in learning about this issue, please read our article on [[1 John 5:7]].  However, it is important to recognize that the modern version delete the extra words that were added into the KJV.
Note the difference between the two passages.  The portion that is missing from all modern translations is referred to as the “Johannine Comma.”  If you are interested in learning about this issue, please read our article on [[1 John 5:7]].  However, it is important to recognize that the original Greek manuscripts of 1 John do not contain the extra words that were added into the KJV.


=Why did William Branham change the order of the words?=
=Why did William Branham change the order of the words?=