Why is there extra text in the KJV of 1 John 5:7?

Why is there extra text in the KJV of 1 John 5:7?

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John 5:7 (KJV)

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

1 John 5:7 (NIV)

For there are three that testify:

1 John 5:7 (ESV)

For there are three that testify:’

On the above verses from 1 John 5:7 I have two questions.

Why is there a discrepancy between the text of the KJV and the texts of the NIV and ESV?

The KJV text is used to substantiate the trinity so what effect will the texts from the NIV and ESV have on that teaching?

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