1 John 5:12
Every one that taketh hold of the Son, taketh hold of life; and every one that taketh not hold of the Son, hath not life.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 this is the testimony, that God hath given to us life eternal, and this life is in his Son.
Cross References
Mark 16:16He that believeth, and is baptized, liveth; but he that believeth not, is condemned.
John 3:15that every one who believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life eternal.
John 5:24Verily, verily, I say to you, That he who heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath life eternal, and will not come into condemnation, but hath passed from death to life.
Galatians 2:20And henceforth it is no more I who live, but the Messiah liveth in me: and the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
1 John 2:23And he that denieth the Son, also believeth not the Father. He that confesseth the Son, confesseth also 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 →