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At its most basic 1 John 5:6 operates as a counter claim to those who hold that Jesus Christ came in water but not in blood. John holds that Jesus Christ came by both water and blood. A counter group appears to believe He came only in water.
The water is a reference to His baptism or inauguration establishing that Jesus was the Christ. The blood is a common symbol for His death.
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
Apr 8, 2021 · The short answer is that water as used in John 3:5 is a metonym for blood, particularly, the blood of Jesus. It is important to note that the text of John 3:5, and really, the entire discourse Jesus had with Nicodemus coupled with the narrative that follows in the rest of the chapter, is buttressed on the one side by the story of the changing ...
John 19:34 indicates that when one of the Roman soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, blood and water immediately came out. This detail is significant for two reasons. First, it proves that Jesus already was dead.
KJV And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
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New King James Version. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those [a]believing in Him would receive; for the [b]Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. Who Is He?
