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But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done with God."
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
That doeth the truth (ο ποιων την αληθειαν). See 1 John 1:6 for this striking phrase.
Comes to the ligh…
19th Century
Anglican
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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Baptist
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 …
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But he that does truth That which is true, right and good: "he whose work is just", as the Ethiopic version renders …
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Lord assigned the coming down of the Son and the lifting up of the Son of Man as the cause of spiritual regeneration, and he e…
