KJV King James Version
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
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John 6:47
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.
WEB World English Bible
Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.
ASV American Standard Version
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is believing in me, hath life age-during;
Surrounding context — John 6
44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
48 I am that bread of life.
49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
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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.Colossians 3:3-4For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.Romans 5:9-10Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through 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 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.John 6:54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.John 3:18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.John 6:40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.1 John 5:12-13He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
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