Let’s start here
Your assignment
Read 1 John 5:6–12 before isolating verse 7. Note the witnesses and the testimony concerning the Son. Separate two questions: when was the expanded wording used, and did John originally write it?
Clue 1
The wording under investigation
The KJV names “the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost” in 1 John 5:7. This investigation concerns the transmission of the wording, not whether a reader may believe in the Trinity.
Read the KJV passage →Clue 2
An older Latin history
Galiza and Reeve examine early Latin use and the absence of the passage from early Greek manuscripts. Ancient Latin use matters: the wording was not invented by the KJV translators. It does not alone establish the original Greek.
Read the research and download the article →Clue 3
Inspect the fuller evidence ledger
Our longer investigation separates the disputed use by Cyprian, later Latin witnesses, and the printed editions associated with Erasmus. Read the objections alongside the supporting evidence.
Open the historical evidence ledger →Hear the objection
Defenders point to early Latin Christian use and the incomplete surviving Greek record. Critics emphasize weak early Greek support. Missing evidence is a limitation, not positive proof of a lost original reading or a conspiracy.
Conclusion of this investigation
Surviving early Greek evidence weighs against the longer reading as original. Early Latin reception is a separate historical finding. The precise route by which the expansion developed remains a question to investigate.
The argument above reaches a stated conclusion. The notebook below is for your own response.
Take the Test Now
What does the evidence establish?
A knowledge check, not a score for your faith. Read the evidence, then answer all three questions.
Choose an answer to each question to check your work.
Your investigator’s notebook
What convinced you—and what remains unanswered?
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