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1 John 5:7-8 — "The Comma Johanneum"

Whether the Trinitarian formula in 1 John 5:7-8 ('the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one'), found mainly in late Latin manuscripts, is considered part of the original text.

Overall consensus49/100

Congregationalist (UCC)

Congregationalist (UCC)

Mainline Protestant

Nuanced

Textually uncertain; Trinity doctrine from other sources

Congregationalist scholarship recognizes that 1 John 5:7b-8a (Comma Johanneum) is textually uncertain and likely a later addition. However, Trinitarian doctrine is affirmed from other biblical sources.

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Sources

  • Congregationalist scholarship
  • Critical Commentary
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