KJV King James Version
He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 John 5:12
He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
WEB World English Bible
He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.
ASV American Standard Version
He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
he who is having the Son, hath the life; he who is not having the Son of God—the life he hath not.
Surrounding context — 1 John 5
9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
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 eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔχωνG2192 · echōto have/beτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸνG5207 · uhiossonἔχειG2192 · echōto have/beτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoζωήν·G2222 · zōēlifeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoμὴG3361 · mēnotἔχωνG2192 · echōto have/beτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸνG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoζωὴνG2222 · zōēlifeοὐκG3756 · ounoἔχει.¶G2192 · echōto have/be
Cross-references
John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.John 1:12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:1 Corinthians 1:30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:John 3:15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.2 John 1:9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.1 John 2:23-24Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also].Galatians 2:20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.Hebrews 3:14For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
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