1 John 5:11-13

Testimony Concerning the Son of God

11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us c eternal life, and d this life is in his Son. 12 e Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

That You May Know

13 I write f these things to you who g believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.

  1. Cross References
    1 John 2:25
    And this is the promise that he made to us - eternal life.
    1 John 4:9
    In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
  2. Cross References
    John 1:4
    In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
  3. Cross References
    John 3:15
    That whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
    John 3:36
    Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
    John 5:24
    Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
    John 6:40
    For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
    John 6:47
    Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.
  4. Cross References
    John 20:31
    But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
  5. Cross References
    John 1:12
    But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
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