John 3:21

John 3:21

19 And this is the condemnation, ^athat the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

20 For ^aeveryone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been ^adone in God.”

John the Baptist Exalts Christ

22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them ^aand baptized.

23 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near ^aSalim, because there was much water there. ^bAnd they came and were baptized.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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That doeth the truth (o poiwn thn alhqeian). See I John 1:6 for this striking phrase.

Comes to the light (erxetai prov to fwv). Is drawn by the light, spiritual heliotropes, not driven from it.

That may be made manifest (ina fanerwqh). Final ina with first aorist passive subjunctive of fanerow.

They have been wrought in God (en qew estin eirgasmena). Periphrastic perfect passive indicative of ergazomai. He does not claim that they are perfect, only that they have been wrought in the sphere of and in the power of God. Hence he wants the light turned on.

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