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Berean Standard Bible

“This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.”

1 John 5:6

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John explains that everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and that the one who overcomes the world is the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God. He then points to the evidence for that belief.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

This one is he who did come through water and blood -- Jesus the Christ, not in the water only, but in the water and the blood; and the Spirit it is that is testifying, because the Spirit is the truth,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Este es Jesucristo, que vino por agua y sangre: no por agua solamente, sino por agua y sangre. Y el Espíritu es el que da testimonio: porque el Espíritu es la verdad.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Nosotros sabemos que Jesús es el Hijo de Dios porque Dios lo proclamó con gran voz desde el cielo en el momento en que lo bautizaban y también cuando moría. ¡No sólo en su bautismo sino también a la hora de su muerte! Y el Espíritu Santo, siempre veraz, lo afirma también.

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