Commentary on 1 John 5.7-8 [2 pages]
by Sean Finnegan rated at 2.0 (7 votes so far)
Which is the original Greek text for 1 John 5:7-8?
1 John 5:7-8 [KJV] 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
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1 John 5:7-8 [NASB] 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.
This article explains when and why the mysterious addition (known as the comma Johanneum) came to be in the most influential version in English history--the KJV.
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A Short Explanation to Titus 2.13
by Sean Finnegan [1 page]
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This verse could be translated two different ways. The way the NASB translates it implies that Christ Jesus is "our great God and Savior." Though this translation is very popular some scholars have criticized it and prefer the rendering found in the NAB and the KJV "...the glory of the great God and of our Savior Jesus Christ."