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Berean Standard Bible

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

1 John 5:9

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John explains why believers can be confident in what God has said about his Son. He compares human testimony with God's own.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Si recibimos el testimonio de los hombres, el testimonio de Dios es mayor; porque éste es el testimonio de Dios, que ha testificado de su Hijo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y si aceptamos el testimonio de los hombres que comparecen ante los tribunales, cuánto más no hemos de creer la gran afirmación de Dios: ¡que Jesús es su Hijo!

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