ACC ~ 1 John 5 v6

WITH CLEANSING BLOOD. ANDREAS: What flowed from his side was also the blood which cleanses us from sin and sanctifies the people of God. … It was not a mere man who appeared at the Jordan but the incarnate Word of God, to whom the Father also bore witness: “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” Similarly, when he was hanging on the cross, what sounded to the people like thunder was the voice of God speaking at the moment that his blood fell to the ground. CATENA.

NOT WITH WATER ONLY. BEDE: The Son of God came not by water only, in order to cleanse us from our sins, but also with the blood of his passion, by which he consecrates the sacrament of our baptism, giving his blood for us, redeeming us by his suffering and nourishing us with his sacraments so that we might be made fit for salvation. ON 1 JOHN.

BY WATER AND BLOOD. OECUMENIUS: Why did Jesus come? To give us new birth and to make us children of God. How are we born? Through water and blood. The Jesus who came gives us new birth by water and by blood. The water stands for his baptism, when Jesus was revealed as the Son of God. The blood, of course, stands for his crucifixion, when he prayed that the Father would glorify him and a voice answered from heaven: “I have glorified and I will glorify.” COMMENTARY ON 1 JOHN.

BY BAPTISM, PASSION AND THE SPIRIT. ISHO’DAD OF MERV: John calls Christ’s baptism “water” and his passion “blood.” He fulfilled all the dispensations for our sake, by means of his baptism, his passion and by the Holy Spirit. COMMENTARIES.

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