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- The short answer is that water as used in John 3:5 is a metonym for blood, particularly, the blood of Jesus.
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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.
This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. - What is the meaning of 1 John 5:6?
“This is He that came through water and blood, Jesus Christ; not in the water only, but in the water and in the blood. And it is the Spirit that testifieth, because the Spirit is the Truth. Because three are they that testify—the Spirit and the water and the blood, and the three are for the one end.”
Jan 15, 2020 · One option but interpreting the water and the blood to take them as a reference to literal water and blood. There are two possibilities here: First, Jesus’s birth and death. Here water refers to the breaking of the water prior to birth and the blood refers to the crucifixion.
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.
In 1 John 5:6, the phrase “water and blood” refers to two significant elements in relation to Jesus Christ. The verse states that Jesus did not come by water alone, but by water and blood, and only the Joly Spirit can testify of Him because the Holy Spirit is the truth.
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.
