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12 The one having the Son has the life. The one not having the Son of God does not have the life.

I Wrote These Things That You May Know You Have Eternal Life

13 I wrote these[a] things to you, the ones believing in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life.

And This We Know With Confidence:

14 And this is the confidence which we have before Him:

That God Hears Our Prayers

... that if we request anything according to His will, He hears us.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:13 That is, 4:7-5:12; or, 5:1-12; or, 5:5-12; or, the whole book.

12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(A)

Concluding Affirmations

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God(B) so that you may know that you have eternal life.(C) 14 This is the confidence(D) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.(E)

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