Here is the Bible (the CT). This Bible is hundreds of years before the KJV. Notice it does not contain the disputed text.
CT…Critical Text was a concept of two Biblical scholars…Brooks Wescott and J.A. Horb…..who wrote their own version in Greek of the New Testament…in the appro…1880’s
7 ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες, 8 τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ καὶ τὸ αἷμα, καὶ οἱ τρεῖς εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν.
Which is translated: "For there are three that testify, the Spirit and the water, and the blood, and these three are in agreement." (NET Bible)
Regarding the Comma Johanneum, this note appears in the NET Bible:
"The evidence - both external and internal - is decidedly against its authenticity." (tc note 7)
NET…ie New English Translation…ca. 2005
Not impressed.
The deciding factor is whether or not one accepts the OLDER Greek manuscripts or the more recent ones. I believe that the OLDER ones are closer to the originals and are, therefore, more accurate.
Regarding…THREE….certainly can give the impression of …
One thing…
A Second thing…
A Third thing….
WHICH is TRUE, regarding…titles, that reveal PURPOSES…
However…OTHER Scriptures Reveal…
While the Father and Son, have Different Names, different Titles, different tasks (works) to Accomplish…
(THEY are ONE and the SAME)
John 10:
[30} I and my father are one.
Regarding…the SPIRIT / Power OF God…
Which IS that regarding the ALMIGHTY….
His absolute power, His absolute glory, HE “gives” to NOONE…
Yet…Jesus…who is REVEALED IS the Christ….AND IS the SAME who IS the POWER of God…
God has NO beginning or ending…
His IDEA, to create and make was revealed.
His POWER, (ability to create and make was revealed.
His WORD, (speaking His POWER to act, and establish what was NOT … to Be…Was…
(Knowledge revealed in the FIRST written Chapter of the Bible)
Gen 1:
[1] In the beginning God
created the heaven and the earth.
[2] And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the
Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
[3] And
God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
The IDEA…the WHAT…the CREATION…the SPIRIT….the SPEAKING…
MISSiNG? THE “MAKING” of His CREATIONS…
Creation was established, finished, done….
In 6 days.
The MAKING of Gods CREATIONS was established….but not “FINISHED”….the MAKING Continues.
AND WHO IS THE MAKER of Gods Creations?
God…whom He called His WORD and His POWER…
John 1:
[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:
[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
[2] The same was in the beginning with God.
[3] All things were
made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
The THREE are distinct IN, names, titles, purposes….YET ONE entity, without beginning or ending….
Lord God Almighty.
I have zero issue with 1 John chapter 5.
Glory to God,
Taken