✝️The Trinity That Wasn’t There: Bible Verses, Forged Footnotes & the Phantom of 1 John 5:7...

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How the Most Theologically Important Sentence in Christian History Got Yeeted by Modern Translators

By: Father FlatEarthius & Sister Mary Apocrypha, Holy See of WTF Affairs

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Paging Dr. Trinity... You’ve Been Canceled

For over 1,500 years, a certain verse in the Bible looked like it was crafted by the ghostwriters of the Nicene Creed after downing a few too many communion wines. 

We’re talking about 1 John 5:7–8, aka the Johannine Comma—an alleged one-line smoking gun for the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, beloved by councils, popes, televangelists, and the “Jesus is God in a three-piece combo meal” crowd.

But here’s the plot twist:

That verse is fake.

It was not in the original Greek. It was not written by John.

And it only appears after the Trinity became fashionable in the 4th century—right around the time the Church started wearing robes fancier than Gucci’s fall collection.

Now, in 2025, under President Donald J. Trump—who once accidentally referred to "Two Corinthians"—this centuries-old forgery has become the latest WTF theological scandal to hit the fan.

Let us unravel the greatest divine editing job in literary history.

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THE VERSE THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND DEBATES

Let’s compare:

In the King James Bible (1611):

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

Boom. One line. Three entities. One God. Instant Trinity!

In modern Bibles (NIV, ESV, NASB, etc.):

“For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three are in agreement.”

Wait, what? No Father? No Word? No Holy Ghost™?

That’s like watching The Avengers without Iron Man, Captain America, or Thor. Just Hawkeye, lukewarm tap water, and some plasma.

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THE WTF BACKSTORY: HOLY GHOSTWRITING GONE ROGUE

The Johannine Comma was never in early Greek manuscripts—not even the ones from the 2nd or 3rd century. You know, the ones that might’ve had an actual memory of John.

Instead, this verse suddenly shows up in Latin manuscripts, starting in the 5th century. 

That’s right: 

400 years after Jesus allegedly ascended and around the time the early church got serious about baking doctrines like the Trinity into law.

And who do scholars think helped sneak it in?

Erasmus, the 15th-century scholar who basically built the prototype of the modern New Testament. After leaving it out of his early editions due to lack of Greek manuscript evidence, Erasmus was guilt-tripped by religious lobbyists harder than Fauci during COVID.

So he added it.

Under protest.

Because someone showed up with a suspiciously convenient Greek manuscript that included the Comma.

(The ink was basically still drying.)

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TRUMP COMMENTS (Because Jesus and John get Trumped in 2025)

“Look, I love the Bible. Especially the real parts. But this Trinity line? FAKE NEWS. It’s like the Steele dossier but with incense.”

“They added that verse like CNN adds drama to the weather. Father, Word, Ghost? Sounds like a Netflix horror trilogy.”

“People say it’s ancient. I say it’s lazy. If John wanted a Trinity, he would’ve trademarked it. Believe me.”

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HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

It’s simple. The early Church needed a PR slogan. Something punchy. Memorable. Something that could win theological debates while shouting in Latin.

So some creative clerics likely said:

“What if we... just added a line?”

And thus, the Holy Trinity went from mystery to marketing strategy.

For centuries, the verse went unchallenged because:

1. Latin was the theological iOS—nobody had the Greek update.

2. Questioning the Bible meant you enjoyed barbecues—on your own pyre.

3. Nobody wanted to admit the central doctrine of Christianity might hinge on a post-it note added by a nervous monk.

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THE CHURCH: DAMAGE CONTROL MODE ACTIVATED

Modern Bible publishers now include footnotes so long they could qualify as academic dissertations:

“Verse 7 is not found in any known Greek manuscript before the 14th century and was likely a later addition by Latin scribes attempting to reinforce Trinitarian doctrine.”

Translation:

Oops. But we really liked that verse, so let’s gently retire it like an aging pope.

And while some denominations cling to the King James like it’s the 11th Commandment, scholars today view the Johannine Comma as the spiritual equivalent of a forged signature on God’s will.

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SO... IS THE TRINITY FAKE?

Let’s be clear: the doctrine of the Trinity—Father, Son, Holy Spirit, all mysteriously one—was never explicitly laid out in Scripture. It was forged in debates, councils, and political infighting during the 4th century.

Like most institutional dogma, it wasn’t revealed by a burning bush. It was voted on in committees where bearded men argued in togas for hours over what constituted “substance” and “essence.”

So, to answer plainly:

The Trinity was never a verse. It was a vibe.

The Comma just tried to make it canon.

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TOP COMMENT PICKS

@BibleSniffer3000: “So the Holy Trinity is a late-stage patch note? I feel spiritually gaslit.”

@CouncilOfNiceTry: “The early Church: ‘Let’s invent a three-headed God because the Greeks loved triangles.’”

@FlatEarthJohn69: “If Jesus was God and prayed to God, was he leaving himself voicemails?”

@TrinityOrNah: “Next they’ll tell me Revelations was a rejected Game of Thrones pilot.”

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FINAL THOUGHT

The omission of 1 John 5:7 in modern translations isn’t a typo. It’s a confession—that for centuries, Christianity’s most famous doctrinal verse wasn’t in the original Bible.

It’s a stunning admission that holy texts, like everything else, have editors. That scripture is not impervious to politics. And that God, apparently, needed a better copy editor.

As always, the divine is complex. 

But forgery? 

That’s as human as papal robes and prosperity pastors.

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NEXT WEEK ON WTF GLOBAL TIMES:

“Burn After Reading: How the Council of Nicaea Deleted Entire Gospels and Invented Heretics for Fun”

What really happened to the Gospel of Thomas? Why was Mary Magdalene ghosted? And who approved the canonical draft in Comic Sans?

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👁️‍🗨️ This WTF is Weird, True & Freaky. 100% Trump-era scripture compliance. Greek-text verified. No ghostwriting spirits were harmed. No divine footnotes added without consent. Just vibes, doubt, and a few flaming scrolls.