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The '''Johannine Comma''' (Latin: ''Comma Johanneum'') is a passage affirming the [[Trinity]] that appears in the [[King James Version]], but not in most modern translations.<ref>"[http://www.tektonics.org/af/comma.html Is 1 John 5:7 Authentic?]", Tekton</ref> ''Comma'' means "short passage" in Latin. The passage is translated from ''[[Textus Receptus]]'', a Greek text published in the 16th century.<ref>The Greek reads:

The '''Johannine Comma''' (Latin: ''Comma Johanneum'') is a passage affirming the [[Trinity]] that appears in the [[King James Version]], but not in most modern translations.<ref>"[http://www.tektonics.org/af/comma.html Is 1 John 5:7 Authentic?]", Tekton</ref> ''Comma'' means "short passage" in Latin. The passage is translated from ''[[Textus Receptus]]'', a Greek text published in the 16th century.<ref>The Greek reads:

<blockquote>ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες '''ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὁ Πατήρ, ὁ Λόγος, καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα· καὶ οὗτοι οἱ τρεῖς ἔν εἰσι. 8 καὶ τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες ἐν τῇ γῇ''' τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ καὶ τὸ αἷμα, καὶ οἱ τρεῖς εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν. (1 John 5:7-8)</blockquote></ref> Here is the passage in question as given by KJV and by the [[English Standard Version]], a modern translation that uses a text based on the earliest known manuscripts:

<blockquote>ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες '''ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὁ Πατήρ, ὁ Λόγος, καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα· καὶ οὗτοι οἱ τρεῖς ἔν εἰσι. 8 καὶ τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες ἐν τῇ γῇ''' τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ καὶ τὸ αἷμα, καὶ οἱ τρεῖς εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν. ({{bibleverse|1|John|5:7-8|TR1894}})</blockquote></ref> Here is the passage in question as given by KJV and by the [[English Standard Version]], a modern translation that uses a text based on the earliest known manuscripts:

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For there are three that bear record '''''in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth''''', the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. (KJV, bolding added)<ref>{{bibleverse|1|John|5:7-8}} KJV</ref>

For there are three that bear record '''''in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth''''', the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. (KJV, bolding added)<ref>{{bibleverse|1|John|5:7-8|KJV}}</ref>

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For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. (ESV)<ref>{{bibleverse|1|John|5:7-8}} ESV</ref></blockquote>

For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. (ESV)<ref>{{bibleverse|1|John|5:7-8|ESV}}</ref></blockquote>

''Textus Receptus'' cites only one Greek manuscript of late origin to support the passage. Despite such weak support, the readers of ''Textus Receptus'' expected the Comma to be included because it is well-known from the [[Vulgate]].<ref>"[http://www.theopedia.com/Johannine_Comma Johannine Comma]", Theopedia</ref>

''Textus Receptus'' cites only one Greek manuscript of late origin to support the passage. Despite such weak support, the readers of ''Textus Receptus'' expected the Comma to be included because it is well-known from the [[Vulgate]].<ref>"[http://www.theopedia.com/Johannine_Comma Johannine Comma]", Theopedia</ref>