But he that doth truth
That which is true, right and good: "he whose work is just", as
the Ethiopic version renders it; or, "he that does that which is
right", so the Persic; that which is according to the will of
God, and from a principle of love to him, and with a view to his
glory:
cometh to the light;
to Christ, and to his word, and ordinances:
that his deeds may be made manifest;
being brought to the light, to the test, and standard, whether
they, are right, or wrong; and that it may appear,
that they are wrought in God;
or "by God"; by his assistance, and gracious influence, without
which men can do nothing; for it is God that works in them both
to will and to do: or, "according to God", as others render it;
according to the will of God, both for matter and manner: or "for
God", as the Ethiopic version renders it; for the glory of God,
which ought to be the aim, and end of every action. The Persic
version reads the whole thus, "that the work which is between God
and him may be known"; that such deeds may be discovered, which
are only known to God and himself.