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1 John 5:9
9We believe people who tell us about things that they know. So we can believe even more what God says. He has told us what is true about his Son. So we should believe his message.
1 John 5:9 in other versions
- 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.
- New International Version (NIV)We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.
Context of 1 John 5:9
7So there are three things that show us clearly that Jesus came from God. 8Those things are the Holy Spirit, the water of Jesus' baptism and the blood of his death on the cross. These all show us the same thing, that Jesus came from God. We believe people who tell us about things that they know. So we can believe even more what God says. He has told us what is true about his Son. So we should believe his message. 10Anyone who believes in Jesus, the Son of God, will know that what God says is true. But anyone who does not believe God is saying that God tells lies. He does not believe the message that God has told us clearly about his Son. 11This is what God has told us: God has given us life with him that never ends. We receive this life when we believe in his Son, Jesus.
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εἰ τὴν μαρτυρίαν τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαμβάνομεν, ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ θεοῦ μείζων ἐστίν, ὅτι αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι μεμαρτύρηκεν περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Ifεἰei · ifG1487
- we receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
- the witnessὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the witnessμαρτυρίαmarturia · testimonyG3141
- of menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- greaterμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
- forὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- he hath testifiedμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
- ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
Cross-references for 1 John 5:9
- 1 John 5:10Anyone who believes in Jesus, the Son of God, will know that what God says is true. But anyone who does not believe God is saying that God tells lies. He does not believe the message that God has told us clearly about his Son.
- John 3:32He tells people about the things that he has seen. He tells about what he has heard. But people do not believe his message.
- John 5:31If I say great things about myself, nobody would know that my words are true.
- John 8:17Your own Law says, “There must be two people to agree that something is true.”
- John 10:38But if I am doing his work, you should believe that work. Even if you do not believe me, you should believe the things that I do. Then you will know certainly that the Father is in me. And you will know that I am in the Father.’
- Acts 5:32We tell people about what happened to Jesus. We ourselves saw these things. Now God has given his Holy Spirit to people who obey him. The Holy Spirit also shows that these things are true.’
- Acts 17:31God has already chosen one special day. On that day he will judge everyone in the world in a completely right way. He has chosen a man who will do this for him. He has shown clearly to everyone who that man is. He showed it like this: People killed that man. But God caused him to live again.’
- Hebrews 2:4God himself also showed clearly that what these people said is true. He did many miracles and powerful things which showed that he was with them. He also helped them with gifts from the Holy Spirit, in the way that he wanted.
- Hebrews 6:18Those two things can never change. God cannot tell a lie. As a result, we can be brave and strong. We have trusted God to keep us safe with him. We should also expect to receive the good things that he has promised to give us.
- Matthew 3:16When John baptized him, Jesus came up out of the water. At that moment, the skies opened. Jesus saw God's Spirit coming down. He came down like a dove and he stayed on Jesus.
- Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud appeared. It covered them all. A voice spoke from the cloud and it said, ‘This is my Son and I love him. He makes me very happy. Listen to him.’
Commentaries on 1 John 5:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9If we receive the witness of men - Which all are obliged to do, and which is deemed a sufficient testimony to truth in numberless cases; the witness of God is greater - he can neither be deceived nor deceive, but man may deceive and be deceived.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9If we receive the witness of men - As we are accustomed to do, and as we must do in courts of justice, and in the ordinary daily transactions of life. We are constantly acting on the belief that what others say is true; that what the members of our families, and our neighbors say, is true; that what is reported by travelers is true; that what we read in books, and what is sworn to in courts of justice, is true. We could not get along a single day if we…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 Nothing can be more absurd than the conduct of those who doubt as to the truth of Christianity, while in the common affairs of life they do not hesitate to proceed on human testimony, and would deem any one out of his senses who declined to do so. The real Christian has seen his guilt and misery, and his need of such a Saviour. He has seen the suitableness of such a Saviour to all his spiritual wants and circumstances. He has found and felt…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. If, &c.--We do accept (and rightly so) the witness of veracious men, fallible though they be; much more ought we to accept the infallible witness of God (the Father). "The testimony of the Father is, as it were, the basis of the testimony of the Word and of the Holy Spirit; just as the testimony of the Spirit is, as it were, the basis of the testimony of the water and the blood" [Bengel]. for--This principle applies in the present case, FOR, &c…Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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