10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony.(A) Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar,(B) because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life,(C) and this life is in his Son.(D) 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(E)

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10 The person who believes in the Son of God believes this testimony personally.[a] The person who does not believe God[b] has made him a liar by not believing the testimony that he[c] has given about his Son.

11 This is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is found in his Son. 12 The person who has the Son has this life. The person who does not have the Son of God does not have this life.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:10 Lit. God has this testimony in himself
  2. 1 John 5:10 Other mss. read the Son
  3. 1 John 5:10 Lit. God