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What does 1 John 5:6 mean? John calls Jesus "he who came by water and blood." This reference to water and blood has been interpreted in many ways. Some believe water and blood refer to His physical nature, coming as an infant to earth.
KJV, Amplified, Parallel Bible, Large Print, Red Letter Edition: Two Bible Versions Together for Study and Comparison. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we.
New Living Translation. And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross—not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony. English Standard Version.
In 1 John 5:6 John uses water and blood as symbolic short hand, clearly expecting his audience to know the meaning of these two liquids. 6 This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood.
What does 1 John chapter 5 mean? Chapter 5 emphasizes the believer's ability to "overcome" the world (1 John 5:1–5) through the power of Christ. John gives testimony regarding Jesus as the Son of God (1 John 5:6–12). This passage also reassures believers, telling them they can know they have eternal life (1 John 5:13–21).
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5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
