1 John 5:12
He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
In Context
11And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Cross References
Mark 16:16He who has faith and is given baptism will get salvation; but he who has not faith will be judged.
John 3:15So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.
John 5:24Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.
Galatians 2:20I have been put to death on the cross with Christ; still I am living; no longer I, but Christ is living in me; and that life which I now am living in the flesh I am living by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who in love for me, gave himself up for me.
1 John 2:23He who has no belief in the Son has not the Father: he who makes clear his belief in the Son has the Father.
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 →