1 John 5:11 · KJV
“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”
— 1 John 5:11
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.
He that hath the Son hath life; {and} he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
1 John 5 — Context
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.
10He 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.
11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12He that hath the Son hath life; {and} he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13These 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.
Cross References
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin {is} death; but the gift of God {is} eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 John 2:25
And this is the promise that he hath promised us, {even} eternal life.
John 3:36
He 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.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, {even} in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
1 John 4:9
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
John 1:4
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
1 John 1:1-3
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
John 17:2-3
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.