only one thing, namely, that he is the way, and then the two words, truth and the life, are put in to explain what he means by the way. So I think. Luther, taking the first meaning and putting in an and, for it is necessary to put one in to make it out, says Christ is the way; that is, through him men begin to be Christians; secondly, he is the truth, that is, through him they are instructed further in the faith; thirdly, he is the life, that is, through him they enter into eternal blessedness in
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