1 John 5:6

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
This	οὗτός houtos	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
came	ἐλθὼν elthōn	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
by	δι᾽ di᾽	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
water	ὕδατος hudatos	G5204	water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · noun — genitive singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
blood	αἵματος, aimatos	G129	blood · noun — genitive singular neuter
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
Christ	Χριστός· Christos	G5547	anointed · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
by	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
water	ὕδατι hudati	G5204	water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · noun — dative singular neuter
only	μόνον mónon	G3440	merely
but	ἀλλ᾽ all᾽	G235	properly · conjunction
by	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
water	ὕδατι hudati	G5204	water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · noun — dative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
blood	αἵματι· aimati	G129	blood · noun — dative singular neuter
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
Spirit	πνεῦμά pneuma	G4151	a current of air · noun — nominative singular neuter
witness	μαρτυροῦν, marturoun	G3140	to be a witness · verb — present active participle, nominative singular neuter
because	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
Spirit	πνεῦμά pneuma	G4151	a current of air · noun — nominative singular neuter
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
truth	ἀλήθεια· alētheia	G225	truth · noun — nominative singular feminine

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Cross-references

John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he sh…
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead…
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall…
Mark 14:24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
John 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth wit…
Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Luke 22:20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the bloo…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:6-9

The faith of the Christian believer (or the believer in Christ) being thus mighty and victorious, it had need to be well founded, to be furnished with unquestionable celestial evidence concerning the divine mission, authority, and office of the Lord Jesus; and it is so; he brings his credentials along with him, and he brings them in a way by which he came and in the witness that attends him. I. In the way and manner by which he came; not barely by which he came into the world, but by and with which he came, and appeared, and acted, as a Saviour in the world: This is he that came by water and blood. He came to save us from our sins, to give us eternal life, and bring us to God; and, that he m…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 John 5:6

This--the Person mentioned in Jo1 5:5. This Jesus. he that came by water and blood--"by water," when His ministry was inaugurated by baptism in the Jordan, and He received the Father's testimony to His Messiahship and divine Sonship. Compare Jo1 5:5, "believeth that Jesus is the Son of God," with Joh 1:33-34, "The Spirit . . . remaining on Him . . . I saw and bare record that this is the Son of God"; and Jo1 5:8, below, "there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood." Corresponding to this is the baptism of water and the Spirit which He has instituted as a standing seal and mean of initiatory incorporation with Him. and blood--He came by "the blood…

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Adam Clarke on 1 John 5:6

This is he that came by water and blood - Jesus was attested to be the Son of God and promised Messiah by water, i.e. his baptism, when the Spirit of God came down from heaven upon him, and the voice from heaven said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Jesus Christ came also by blood. He shed his blood for the sins of the world; and this was in accordance with all that the Jewish prophets had written concerning him. Here the apostle says that the Spirit witnesses this; that he came not by water only - being baptized, and baptizing men in his own name that they might be his followers and disciples; but by blood also - by his sacrificial death, without which the world could not…

The Church Fathers

John calls Christ's baptism "water" and his passion "blood." He fulfilled all the dispensations for our sake, by means of his baptism, his passion and by the Holy Spirit.
— Ishodad of Merv, COMMENTARIES

He says, "This is He who came by water and blood;" and again - "For there are three that bear witness, the spirit," which is life, "and the water," which is regeneration and faith, "and the blood," which is knowledge; "and these three are one." For in the Saviour are those saving virtues, and life itself exists in His own Son.
— Clement of Alexandria ((as quoted by Cassiodorus)), From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus

We have indeed, likewise, a second font, (itself withal one with the former, ) of blood, to wit; concerning which the Lord said, "I have to be baptized with a baptism," when He had been baptized already. For He had come "by means of water and blood," just as John has written; that He might be baptized by the water, glorified by the blood; to make us, in like manner, called by water, chosen by blood.
— Tertullian, On Baptism

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Dictionary and topics

John, The First Epistle General Of — There can be no doubt that the apostle John was the author of this epistle. It was probably written from Ephesus, and most likely at the close of the first century. In the introduction, ch. (1 John…
Witness Of The Holy Spirit · Is truth — Is truth

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1 John 5:6

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:6-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 John 5:6

Adam Clarke on 1 John 5:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 John 5:6

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:6-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 John 5:6

Adam Clarke on 1 John 5:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 John 5:6

John Calvin on 1 John 5:6-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 John 5:6