John 19:34

But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	ἀλλ᾽ all᾽	G235	properly · conjunction
one	εἷς heis	G1520	one · adjective — nominative singular masculine
soldiers	στρατιωτῶν stratiōtōn	G4757	a camper-out · noun — genitive plural masculine
spear	λόγχῃ logchē	G3057	a "lance" · noun — dative singular feminine
pierced	ἔνυξεν, enuxen	G3572	to prick ("nudge") · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
side	πλευρὰν pleuran	G4125	a rib · noun — accusative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
forthwith	εὐθύς euthýs	G2117	straight
out	ἐξῆλθεν exēlthen	G1831	to issue (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
blood	αἷμα haima	G129	blood · noun — nominative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
water	ὕδωρ. hudōr	G5204	water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · noun — nominative singular neuter

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Cross-references

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 wit…
Zechariah 13:1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall loo…
1 John 5:8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
Titus 3:5-7 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of th…
Ezekiel 36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes,…
Ephesians 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 19:31-37

This passage concerning the piercing of Christ's side after his death is recorded only by this evangelist. I. Observe the superstition of the Jews, which occasioned it (Joh 19:31): Because it was the preparation for the sabbath, and that sabbath day, because it fell in the passover-week, was a high day, that they might show a veneration for the sabbath, they would not have the dead bodies to remain on the crosses on the sabbath-day, but besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, which would be a certain, but cruel dispatch, and that then they might be buried out of sight. Note here, 1. The esteem they would be thought to have for the approaching sabbath, because it was one of the days…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 19:34

But one of the soldiers--to make assurance of the fact doubly sure. with a spear pierced his side--making a wound deep and wide, as indeed is plain from Joh 20:27, Joh 20:29. Had life still remained, it must have fled now. and forthwith came thereout blood and water--"It is now well known that the effect of long-continued and intense agony is frequently to produce a secretion of a colorless lymph within the pericardium (the membrane enveloping the heart), amounting in many cases to a very considerable quantity" [WEBSTER and WILKINSON].

Adam Clarke on John 19:34

With a spear pierced his side - The soldier who pierced our Lord's side has been called by the Roman Catholic writers Longinus, which seems to be a corruption of λογχη, lonche, a spear or dart, the word in the text. They moreover tell us that this man was converted - that it was he who said, Truly this was the Son of God - that he traveled into Cappadocia, and there preached the Gospel of Christ, and received the crown of martyrdom. But this deserves the same credit as the other legends of the Popish Church. Whether it was the right or the left side of Christ that was pierced has been a matter of serious discussion among divines and physicians; and on this subject they are not yet agreed. Th…

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The Church Fathers

It is written that when the side of Jesus was pierced, "he poured out blood and water." This has a mystical meaning. For Jesus himself had said, "Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."
— Tyrannius Rufinus, COMMENTARY ON THE APOSTLES' CREED 23

Onward even to the passion does the witness of baptism last: while He is being surrendered to the cross, water intervenes; witness Pilate's hands: when He is wounded, forth from His side bursts water; witness the soldier's lance!
— Tertullian, On Baptism

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. These two baptisms He sent out from the wound in His pierced side, in order that they who believed in His blood might be bathed with the water; they who had been bathed in the water might likewise drink the blood.
— Tertullian, On Baptism

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Dictionary and topics

Blood — (1.) As food, prohibited in Gen. 9:4, where the use of animal food is first allowed. Comp. Deut. 12:23; Lev. 3:17; 7:26; 17:10-14. The injunction to abstain from blood is renewed in the decree of the…
Crucifixion — A common mode of punishment among heathen nations in early times. It is not certain whether it was known among the ancient Jews; probably it was not. The modes of capital punishment according to the…
Humiliation of Christ — (Phil. 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Gal. 4:4; Luke 2:7; John 1:46; Heb. 2:9), (2) his circumstances, (3) his reputation (Isa. 53; Matt. 26:59, 67; Ps. 22:6; Matt. 26:68), (4) his soul (Ps. 22:1;…
Myrrh — Heb. mor. (1.) First mentioned as a principal ingredient in the holy anointing oil (Ex. 30:23). It formed part of the gifts brought by the wise men from the east, who came to worship the infant Jesus…
Passover — The name given to the chief of the three great historical annual festivals of the Jews. It was kept in remembrance of the Lord’s passing over the houses of the Israelites (Ex. 12:13) when the first…
Human Nature Of Christ, The · Is proved by his: Side being pierced — Is proved by his: Side being pierced
Prophecies Respecting Christ · Fulfilled — Fulfilled
Spear · P — P

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 19:34

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 19:31-37

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 19:34

Adam Clarke on John 19:34

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 19:34

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 19:31-37

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 19:34

Adam Clarke on John 19:34

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on John 19:34

John Calvin on John 19:31-37

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 19:34