1 John 5:10

He that believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself; he that believes not God has made him a liar; because he has not believed in the witness which God has borne concerning his Son.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God, that he has borne witness concerning his Son.

11And this is the witness, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

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Cross References

John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes on him, should not perish, but may have everlasting life.

John 5:38And ye have not his word abiding in you; for whom he sent, him ye believe not.

Romans 8:16The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God;

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:7-10

The Witnesses in Heaven and on Earth. ( a. d. 80.) 6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of… Read the whole commentary →

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