According to which verse does God exist eternally in three persons?

• A. Deuteronomy 6:4
• B. Matthew 28:19
• C. 1 John 5:7
• D. John 14:16

Answer: (A)

The main idea tested is the biblical basis for the Trinity—the belief that God exists eternally as three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, all one God in essence.

The verse most often cited to express this distinctly is a passage that names the three together in heaven—the Father, the Word (the Son), and the Holy Ghost—and declares that these three are one. This phrasing captures the idea of three persons sharing the same divine essence in unity.

Other verses touch on related truths but don’t present the explicit triune formula in the same way. Deuteronomy 6:4 emphasizes that the Lord our God is one, highlighting the unity of God rather than a triune structure. Matthew 28:19 speaks of baptizing in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which aligns with the three distinct persons within the one Godhead but doesn’t by itself provide the explicit statement of eternally three persons. John 14:16 describes interactions among the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, showing a real relationship among distinct persons, yet the verse itself is about sending the Spirit and doesn’t alone establish the triune doctrine.

So the verse that most directly affirms God existing eternally in three persons is the one naming the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost as three who bear record in heaven and are one.