Take the 2-minute tour ×  In reading What significance does John
perceive in the piercing of Christ's side and the flow of blood
and water?, I wondered if there is anything unusual about both
blood and water flowing from the spear-wound in Jesus' side (see
John 19:34). If the soldier who pierced Jesus' side had also
pierced the side of one of the malefactors with whom Jesus was
crucified, would blood and water also have come out of the
malefactor's body?  I understand that the primary interpretation
of the verse concerns the reality of Jesus' death from John's
perspective as an eyewitness, which reality the soldiers bore
witness to, since they refused to break Jesus' legs because He
was already dead.  In the answers to Matthew Miller's question,
though, one contributor's answer "spiritualized" the
significance of "blood and water," suggesting that the water
signified eternal life and the blood signified mortal life, both
of which poured from Jesus' side.  I heard a sermon years ago
that makes me wonder about