And again another scripture says, 'They will look on the one whom they have pierced.' — John cites Zechariah 12:10, conflating it with allusions to Numbers 24:8 and Exodus 12:46. The eschatological prophecy—nations gazing on the pierced one—identifies the spear thrust's future significance: Jesus' wounding becomes a sign of redemption, a piercing by which all nations will be healed (Zechariah 12:10 context). The testimony of water and blood has cosmic witness.

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