Study it in the app“This is the one who came through water and blood, Jesus the Messiah; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.”
ThisΟὗτόςisἐστινthe one whoὁcameἐλθὼνthroughδι’waterὕδατοςandκαὶblood,αἵματοςJesusἸησοῦςthe Messiah;Χριστόςnotοὐκwithἐνthe waterτῷ ὕδατιonly,μόνονbutἀλλ’withἐνthe waterτῷ ὕδατιandκαὶwithἐνthe blood.τῷ αἵματιAndκαὶthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμάisἐστινthe one whoτὸtestifies,μαρτυροῦνbecauseὅτιthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμάisἐστινthe truth.ἡ ἀλήθεια
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthōn” appearswater
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydatos” appearsblood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haimatos” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appearsonly
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appearsSpirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appearstestify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyroun” appearstruth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheia” appears“Water and blood”: probably his immersion and his death on the cross (compare John 19:34).
5And who is the one who overcomes the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 · This verse (above)
7For there are three that testify:
1. What it says
What does John say God has given us, and where is that life found (v. 11-12)?
2. What it means
John says he writes "so that you may know that you have eternal life" (v. 13). What connection does he see between believing and knowing?
3. How I live it
John speaks of confidence in prayer (v. 14-15). What do you want to tell God honestly today?
