In the testimony of I John 5:6-9, Jesus Christ is revealed as He who came through water and blood, with the Spirit bearing witness to this truth. These three—Spirit, water, and blood—agree as one on earth, constantly testifying to the reality of His ministry, from His baptism to His sacrificial death, affirming that we have life because of Him.

In I John 5:6, it is declared that Jesus Christ came by water and blood, not only by water but by both, signifying the means through which He accomplished His mission. The water represents His baptism, marking the beginning of His ministry and His purpose to fulfill all righteousness. The blood signifies His violent death on the stake, the ultimate payment for the sins of the world, an act completed when He declared, "It is finished." Additionally, I John 5:8-9 states that there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and these three agree as one. Their witness converges upon the truth that Jesus Christ came in the flesh and that through Him, we have life. The Spirit continuously bears witness, affirming this truth as an ongoing testimony, because the Spirit is truth itself. The witness of God, testified through these three, is greater than the witness of men, confirming the divine testimony concerning His Son.

The Spirit, the water, and the blood bear witness on earth. These three agree as one. They are God's witnesses which have testified of His Son. The blood accompanied Jesus Christ giving testimony of what it observed during His life because it accompanied Him all of His life. Of the three possible witnesses available the water, the blood, and the Holy Spirit it is the blood that seems to have a special witness intended for mankind. Verse 9 specifically states that these three are God's witnesses which have testified that they would testify of His Son. This is He who came by water and blood Jesus Christ not only by water but by water and blood. It is the Spirit who bears witness because the Spirit is truth. There are three that bear witness in heaven the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit and these three are one. There are three that bear witness on earth the Spirit, the water, and the blood and these three agree as one. If we receive the witness of men the witness of God is greater for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.