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Bible Verses About The Trinity

Early Christian writings strongly affirm Father, Son, and Holy Spirit together while also guarding the oneness of God. Writers like Tertullian, Hippolytus, Origen, Novatian, Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius of Rome, and the early liturgies speak of three persons or hypostases and one Godhead, and they connect this to baptism and worship. The most direct Bible passages used are Matthew 28:19, John 1:1, John 1:14, Matthew 3:16-17, and 1 Corinthians 8:6, with later writers often citing them as the basic pattern.

The evidence is broad and early, though some texts use different terms like substance, hypostases, or persons, so the wording is mixed even when the core teaching is consistent. A few entries are typological or background rather than direct doctrinal statements, so the strongest case comes from the direct confessional and baptismal passages.

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29 references

Foundation Texts

1 John 5:7 primary

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

Three heavenly witnesses text

Supporting Passages

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Bible passage for one Lord, one faith, one baptism.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Core Bible passage for the Word with God and as God.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Bible passage for the Word becoming flesh.

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

Baptismal scene with Son, Spirit, and Father.

And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

Three that bear witness on earth

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Bible passage for one God and Father of all.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Primary Bible passage for triune baptism.

And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Spirit of the Son sent by God.

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

Strong Old Testament unity passage.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The same was in the beginning with God.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

I and my Father are one.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

Bible passage for the Son as exact imprint and word of power.

And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Father's voice identifying the Son.

And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

Word of God title.

Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

Son and Father inseparable in confession

But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

Direct Bible passage for one God and one Lord.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

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For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

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The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

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And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Spirit descending on Jesus at baptism.

This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

Spirit testifies with Jesus Christ.

That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.