Polyglot Bible: 1 John: 1 John 5

This is a parallel-text presentation of 1 John chapter 5, the concluding chapter of the First Epistle of John, displayed simultaneously in three versions: the Greek New Testament (GNT), the King James Version (KJV), and the Latin Vulgate. The chapter argues that genuine faith in Jesus as the Son of God is both the mark of divine birth and the means by which believers "overcome the world," with love for God and obedience to his commandments serving as the proof of that faith. A theologically significant section (verses 6–8) insists that Jesus came "by water and blood" — not water alone — and that the Spirit, water, and blood together constitute a threefold witness, a passage historically central to debates over Trinitarian doctrine and textual criticism (the KJV includes the Comma Johanneum in verse 7, naming Father, Word, and Holy Ghost, which is absent from the Greek). The chapter closes with practical certainties the author wants readers to hold: that those born of God do not sin, that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one, that eternal life is possessed only through the Son, and with a terse final warning against idols. The parallel-column format makes it a reference tool for textual comparison rather than devotional reading, foregrounding where the Greek, Latin, and early-modern English traditions agree or diverge.

Polyglot Bible: 1 John: 1 John 5

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