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…for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. – Psalms 138:2
1 John 5:7
One of the most contested verses in the Bible. It’s amazing the hatred and animosity towards this verse.
Greek Only followers reject any other witness regardless if it predates or outnumbers their two Greek champion manuscripts Vaticanus and Sinaiticus.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15
Frequently Asked Questions
For this specific topic
This one spells it out very clearly and distinctly. If all of the verses regarding this doctrine were shouting, the King James would be at least 1 verse louder.
General
Yes. Yes it does.
Additional Documentation
One of the most contested verses in the Bible. It’s amazing the hatred and animosity towards this verse.
Greek Only followers reject any other witness regardless if it predates or outnumbers their two Greek champion manuscripts Vaticanus and Sinaiticus.
English Bibles:
John Wycliffe 1380
Tyndale
Coverdale
Matthew’s Bible
Great Bible
Geneva Bible
Bishops’ Bible
Beza
Douay-Rheims
Authorized Version of 1611
Early church writers:
Cyprian –250 AD
Athanasius 350 A.D.
Priscillian -385 AD,
Jerome 420 AD
Fulgentius (late 5th century)
Cassiodorus, Isidore of Seville
Jaqub of Edessa
Thomas Aquinas,
John Wycliffe
Desiderus Erasmus
Stephanus
Lopez de Zuniga
John Calvin
Theodore Beza
Cipriano de Valera
John Owen, Francis
Turretin
John Wesley
John Gill
Matthew Henry
Andrew Fuller and many others.
Jerome’s Latin Vulgate of 382- 405 A.D.
Clementine Vulgate
Jerome’s Latin Vulgate is a clear 4th-century witness or earlier in knowing that the Vulgate comes right after the 2nd century Old Latin, Italic, and older Greek texts than that of Sinaiticus or Vaticanus. Scholars must explain away these historical chains of custody and providence when confronted with them, and rarely bring this knowledge to the forefront.
The Belgic Confession of 1561
The Heidelberg Catechism of 1563
The Westminster Confession of Faith 1646
The London Baptist Confession of 1689
Even the Nestle-Aland Critical text tells us that the phrase “in heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one” is found in several Old Latin texts and in some Vulgate manuscripts, and that it’s so quoted by Cyprian 210-258 A.D.
Foreign language Bibles
Spanish Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Cipriano de Valera 1602
Spanish Reina Valera 1909
La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
La Biblia de las Américas
Spanish Reina Valera Gomez
Italian Diodati
Special thanks to WIll Kinney and David W. Daniels for their tireless scholarship and documentation!