1 John 5:11
And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Text-Critical English NT
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
12Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Cross References
Matthew 25:46And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
John 1:19This was the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are yoʋ?”
John 3:15so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 4:4But he had to pass through Samaria.
John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.
John 6:40And this is the will of him who sent me, that anyone who looks to the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise 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 →