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This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

This (ουτος). Jesus the Son of God (verse 5).

He that came (ο ελθων). Second aorist active articular parti…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

This is he. This Son of God is referred to in the previous verse. The apostle's object in this verse, in connection with [Reference 1 John…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

FAITH THE TEST OF LOVE (1 John 5:1–12)

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only,–

Cleansing us concerning our lives: not by water…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

(6a) Jesus, the Son of God (v.5) and the Christ (v.1), came not just by water, but “by water and blood.” This enigmatic statement has given rise in…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This is he that came. So that our faith may rest safely on Christ, he says that the real substance of the shadows of the law appears in hi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ ,
&c.] By "water" is not meant the ablutions or washing…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We are inwardly and outwardly defiled; inwardly, by the power and pollution of sin in our nature. For our cleansing, there is in and by Christ Jesu…

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