Jean 19:35

35 Celui qui l'a vu en a rendu témoignage, et son témoignage est vrai; et il sait qu'il dit vrai, afin que vous croyiez aussi.

Jean 19:35 Meaning and Commentary

John 19:35

And he that saw it, bare record
Meaning himself, John the evangelist, the writer of this Gospel, who, in his great modesty, frequently conceals himself, under one circumlocution or another; he was an eyewitness of this fact, not only of the piercing of his side with a spear, but of the blood and water flowing out of it; which he saw with his eyes, and bore record of to others, and by this writing; and was ready to attest it in any form it should be desired:

and his record is true;
though it is not mentioned by any of the other evangelists, none of them but himself being present at that time: and he knoweth that he saith true;
meaning either God or Christ, who knew all things; and so it is a sort of appeal to God or Christ, for the truth of what he affirmed, as some think; or rather himself, who was fully assured that he was under no deception, and was far from telling an untruth; having seen the thing done with his eyes, and being led into the mystery of it by the Divine Spirit; see ( 1 John 5:6 1 John 5:8 ) wherefore he could, and did declare it with the strongest asseverations:

that ye might believe;
the truth of the fact, and in Christ, both for the expiation of the guilt of sin, and cleansing from the filth of it; both for sanctifying and justifying grace, which the water and the blood were an emblem of.

Jean 19:35 In-Context

33 S'étant approchés de Jésus, et le voyant déjà mort, ils ne lui rompirent pas les jambes;

34 mais un des soldats lui perça le côté avec une lance, et aussitôt il sortit du sang et de l'eau.

35 Celui qui l'a vu en a rendu témoignage, et son témoignage est vrai; et il sait qu'il dit vrai, afin que vous croyiez aussi.

36 Ces choses sont arrivées, afin que l'Ecriture fût accomplie: Aucun de ses os ne sera brisé.

37 Et ailleurs l'Ecriture dit encore: Ils verront celui qu'ils ont percé.