John 15:26
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26 “When the Advocate comes whom I will send[a] you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.(A)
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John 19:34
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34 [a](A)but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
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- 19:34–35 John probably emphasizes these verses to show the reality of Jesus’ death, against the docetic heretics. In the blood and water there may also be a symbolic reference to the Eucharist and baptism.
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