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 =Why did William Branham change the order of the words?=
-When we interpret scripture, it is important to look at context.  William Branham often took a verse from scripture out of context, in addition to misquoting it, which allowed its meaning to change.  Let us take a close look at the entire passage, 1 John 5:6-9, in the New American Standard Bible (NASB).  The NASB is a formal equivalence or "word for word" translation from the original Greek.
+When we interpret scripture, it is important to look at context.  In the case of 1 John 5:8, William Brnaham took a verse from scripture out of context and also misquoted it, which allowed him to change its meaning.
+Here is 1 John 5:6-9, in the New American Standard Bible (NASB).  The NASB is a formal equivalence or "word for word" translation from the original Greek.
 :6   ''This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.