1 John 5:11
And this is the testimony, that God has given unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
1902 William Baxter Godbey 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
12The one having the Son has the life; the one not having the Son of God has not the life.
Cross References
Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into eternal punishment: and the righteous into eternal life.
John 1:19This is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, that they might ask him,
John 3:15that every one believing in Him may have eternal life.
John 4:4And it behooved Him to go through Samaria.
John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead and createth life in them, so the Son also createth life in whom He will.
John 6:40For this is the will of my Father, that every one seeing the Son, and believing on Him, may have eternal life; and I will raise him up in 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 →