Comma Johanneum - Comma Johanneum Displayed in English, Latin, and Greek

Comma Johanneum Displayed in English, Latin, and Greek

The bold print is the Johannine Comma.

1 John 5:7-8 Authorized King James Version

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.

Latin: quoniam tres sunt qui testimonium dant in caelo pater verbum et spiritus sanctus et hi tres unum sunt et tres sunt qui testimonium dant in terra spiritus et aqua et sanguis et tres unum sunt

Greek: οτι τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες εν τω ουρανω ο πατηρ ο λογος και το αγιον πνευμα και ουτοι οι τρεις εν εισιν και τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες εν τη γη το πνευμα και το υδωρ και το αιμα και οι τρεις εις το εν εισιν

Bible version without the Johannine Comma.

New American Standard:

7. For there are three that testify:

8. the Spirit and the water and the blood;

and the three are in agreement.

Although technically the Comma refers to text that overlaps verses 7 and 8, it is common to refer to the text as verse seven, or 1 John 5:7. In versions without the Comma the verse ordering depends on the version. Most common is the method used by the NAS, which has the phrase "For...testify" as verse 7 and the rest "the Spirit...in agreement" as verse 8. The ASV and the ERV bring part of the traditional verse 6 down as verse 7. Weymouth splits the verses in another fashion.