1 John 5:11
And the testimony is this, that God hath given to us eternal life; and this life is in his Son.
1770 John Worsley 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
12He that hath the Son hath life: he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
Cross References
Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life everlasting.
John 1:19And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?
John 3:15that whosoever believeth on Him may not perish, but have eternal life.
John 4:4And as He must pass through the country of Samaria, He came to a Samaritan city called Sichar,
John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead and giveth life: even so the Son maketh alive whom He pleaseth.
John 6:40And this is the will of Him that sent me, that every one who looketh attentively at the Son, and so believeth on Him, may 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 →