1 John 5:11
And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Revised Version 1895
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
12He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.
Cross References
Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.
John 1:19And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?
John 3:15that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.
John 4:4And he must needs pass through Samaria.
John 5:21For as the Father raiseth the dead and quickeneth them, even so the Son also quickeneth whom he will.
John 6:40For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at 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 →