1 John 5:11
And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
In Context
12He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.
Cross References
Matthew 25:46And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the upright into eternal life.
John 1:19And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?
John 3:15So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.
John 4:4And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
John 5:21In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it.
John 6:40This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:11-14
The Believer's Privilege. ( a. d. 80.) 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have… Read the whole commentary →