He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.
Parallel translations
- KJV He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
- BSB Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
- NKJV He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
- NASB The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.
- NLT Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.
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Cross-references · 10
- John 3:36One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
- John 5:24“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
- John 1:12But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
- 1 Cor 1:30Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
- Mark 16:16He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
- John 3:15that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- 2 Jn 1:9Whoever transgresses and doesn’t remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn’t have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son.
- Heb 3:14For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end:
- 1 Jn 2:23–24Whoever denies the Son, the same doesn’t have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.
- Gal 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
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