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NASB | 1 John 5:6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:6 This is He who came through water and blood [His baptism and death], Jesus Christ--not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. It is the [Holy] Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. [He is the essence and origin of truth itself.] |
Subject: Who is this One (or one)? |
Bible Note: Hi Hank, I know of only two occurances of "It is the Spirit that" and they are John 6:63 and 1 John 5:7. I agree with your beloved King James here on these occurances: John 6:63, KJ, "It is the spirit [sic] that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." 1 John 5:6b, KJ, "And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth." So like I say, I agree with the King James here. Now how my Greek linear translation determines that John 6:63 should read, "THE SPIRIT IS THE THING MAKING ALIVE; THE FLESH DOES NOT PROFIT ANYTHING." and 1 John 5:6 should read "AND THE SPIRIT IS THE ONE GIVING TESTIMONY, BECAUSE THE SPIRIT IS THE TRUTH." I say, how they determine these differing translations from the exact same Greek words I do not know; but I agree with them. John 6:63 means to them that the "spirit is the thing that" and 1 John 5:6b means that "the Spirit is the One or [One] giving testimony". I've written a bad paragraph of sentence structures, but I hope that I have made myself clear. Do you have any comments on my questions two or three above? From the heart, Ray |