Parallel Verses

Moffatt New Testament

He who possesses the Son possesses life: he who does not possess the Son does not possess life.

New American Standard Bible

He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

King James Version

He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

Holman Bible

The one who has the Son has life. The one who doesn’t have the Son of God does not have life.

International Standard Version

The person who has the Son has this life. The person who does not have the Son of God does not have this life.

A Conservative Version

He who has the Son has the life. He who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

American Standard Version

He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.

Amplified

He who has the Son [by accepting Him as Lord and Savior] has the life [that is eternal]; he who does not have the Son of God [by personal faith] does not have the life.

An Understandable Version

The person who has the Son [in his heart] possesses this "life;" the one who does not have the Son of God does not possess this "life."

Anderson New Testament

He that has the Son, has life: he that has not the Son of God, has not life.

Bible in Basic English

He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.

Common New Testament

He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Daniel Mace New Testament

he that receives the son, is intitled to life; and he that does not receive the son of God, has no title to life.

Darby Translation

He that has the Son has life: he that has not the Son of God has not life.

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

He who has the Son, has this life; he who has not the Son of God, has not this life.

Godbey New Testament

The one having the Son has the life; the one not having the Son of God has not the life.

Goodspeed New Testament

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever has not the Son has not life.

John Wesley New Testament

He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

Julia Smith Translation

He having the Son has life; and he not having the Son of God has not life.

King James 2000

He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of God has not life.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

Modern King James verseion

He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He that hath the son, hath life: and he that hath not the son of God, hath not life.

Montgomery New Testament

He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.

NET Bible

The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.

New Heart English Bible

He who has the Son has the life. He who does not have God's Son does not have the life.

Noyes New Testament

He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.

Sawyer New Testament

He that has the Son has the life; he that has not the Son has not the life.

The Emphasized Bible

He that hath the Son, hath, the life, - he that hath not the Son of God, hath not, the life.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

He that hath the Son, hath this life; and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not this life.

Twentieth Century New Testament

He who finds the Son finds Life; he who does not find the Son of God does not find Life.

Webster

He that hath the Son, hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life.

Weymouth New Testament

He who has the Son has the Life: he who has not the Son of God has not the Life.

Williams New Testament

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son does not have life.

World English Bible

He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn't have God's Son doesn't have the life.

Worrell New Testament

He that has the Son has the life; he that has not the Son of God has not the life.

Worsley New Testament

He that hath the Son hath life: he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

Youngs 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He that hath
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

the Son
υἱός 
Huios 
υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213
Usage: 213

ἔχω 
Echo 
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479
Usage: 479

ζωή 
Zoe 
Usage: 88

and he that hath
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

not
μή 
me 
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 493
Usage: 1032

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 John 5:12

Devotionals containing 1 John 5:12

Images 1 John 5:12

Prayers for 1 John 5:12

Context Readings

God Has Given Us Eternal Life In The Son

11 And the testimony is, that God gave us life eternal and this life is in his Son. 12 He who possesses the Son possesses life: he who does not possess the Son does not possess life. 13 I have written in this way to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may be sure you have life eternal.

Cross References

John 3:36

He who believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life ??God's anger broods over him."

John 3:15

that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

John 5:24

Truly, truly I tell you, he who listens to my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life; he will incur no sentence of judgment, he has already passed from death across to life.

Mark 16:16

he who believes and is baptized shall be saved, but he who will not believe shall be condemned.

John 1:12

On those who have accepted him, however, he has conferred the right of being children of God, that is, on those who believe in his Name,

1 Corinthians 1:30

This is the God to whom you owe your being in Christ Jesus, whom God has made our 'Wisdom,' that is, our righteousness and consecration and redemption;

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, Christ lives in me; the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.

Hebrews 3:14

For we only participate in Christ provided that we keep firm to the very end the confidence with which we started,

1 John 2:23-24

No one who disowns the Son can possess the Father: he who confesses the Son possesses the Father as well.

2 John 1:9

Anyone who is 'advanced' and will not remain by the doctrine of Christ, does not possess God: he who remains by the doctrine of Christ possesses both the Father and the Son.

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