King James Version

1 John 5:6

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “by” (ἐν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Christ here.

ΟὗτόςhoutosThisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “This”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Thisἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐλθὼνelthōnhe that cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.he that cameδι’dibyδιά (dia)preposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byὕδατοςhudatoswaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “water”, the of-formG5204water.waterκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαἵματοςhaimatosbloodαἷμα (haima)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “blood”, the of-formG129blood (especially as shed).bloodἸησοῦςiēsouseven JesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “even Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.even JesusΧριστόςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδατιhudatiwaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “water”, the to- or for-formG5204water.waterμόνονmononaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδατιhudatiwaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “water”, the to- or for-formG5204water.waterκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.αἵματιhaimatibloodαἷμα (haima)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “blood”, the to- or for-formG129blood (especially as shed).bloodκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμάpneumaSpiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spiritἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαρτυροῦνmarturounto testifyμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to testify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “testify”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμάpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλήθειαalētheiatruthἀλήθειαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the subject formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.truth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus [the] Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that bears witness, for the Spirit is the truth.

Douay-Rheims

This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth, that Christ is the truth.

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