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The Heart's Litmus Test
Commentators see this verse as a spiritual diagnostic. Your reaction to the "light"—Christ, Scripture, and honest self-examination—reveals your heart's true orientation. A sincere person is drawn to the light to be affirmed and purified, while one who loves sin flees from it to avoid exposure. As Charles Spurgeon noted, if you dislike heart-searching truth, it is a significant warning sign.
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Albert Barnes
On John 3:21
18th Century
Theologian
He that doeth truth. He who does right, or he who obeys the truth. Truth here is opposed to error and to evil. The sinne…
AT Robertson
On John 3:21
That doeth the truth (ο ποιων την αληθειαν). See 1 John 1:6 for this striking phrase.
Comes to the ligh…
Charles Ellicott
On John 3:21
19th Century
Bishop
He who does truth is opposed to him who practices evil. With fixed purpose, he does not do that which is evil or worthles…
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Charles Spurgeon
On John 3:19–21
19th Century
Preacher
That light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone that does evil hates …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On John 3:21
The difference between believers and unbelievers does not lie in the guilt or innocence of either; it lies in the different attitudes they take tow…
John Calvin
On John 3:21
16th Century
Theologian
But he who does truth—this appears to be an improper and absurd statement, unless you choose to admit that some are upright and true befor…
John Gill
On John 3:21
17th Century
Pastor
But he that does truth
That which is true, right and good: "he whose work is just", as the Ethiopic version renders …