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He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
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Your Faith is a Seal
Commentators explain that to "set his seal" is a powerful metaphor. When you receive Christ's testimony, you are not just passively agreeing; you are actively endorsing it as true. Like putting your official stamp on a document, you are personally vouching for the fact that God is faithful and His words are true.
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18th Century
Theologian
He that has received his testimony. He has received and fully believed his doctrine. He has yielded his heart to its influence.
Hath set his seal (εσφραγισεν). First aorist active indicative of σφραγιζω for which verb see Mt 27:66. The metaphor of sealing is…
19th Century
Bishop
He that has received.—Better, he that received. “Has set to his seal,” better, set his seal. It had bee…
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Preacher
He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth …
This paragraph, like vv.16–21, is likely the author’s reflection on what he has just written. Its phraseology accords better with the style of vv.1…
16th Century
But he who receiveth his testimony. Here he exhorts and encourages the godly to embrace boldly the doctrine of the Gospel, as if he had sa…
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17th Century
Pastor
He that has received his testimony For there was here and there one that did, who believed in him as the Messiah, an…
Minister
John was fully satisfied with the place and work assigned to him, but Jesus came for a more important work. He also knew that Jesus would increase …