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1 John 5:11-13
English Standard Version
1 John 5:11-13
English Standard Version
11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us (A)eternal life, and (B)this life is in his Son. 12 (C)Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
That You May Know
13 I write (D)these things to you who (E)believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
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1 John 5:11-13
New American Standard Bible
1 John 5:11-13
New American Standard Bible
11 And the testimony is this, that God has given us (A)eternal life, and (B)this life is in His Son. 12 (C)The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.
This Is Written That You May Know
13 (D)These things I have written to you who (E)believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have (F)eternal life.
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1 John 5:11-13
King James Version
1 John 5:11-13
King James Version
11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These 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.
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1 John 5:11-13
New International Version
1 John 5:11-13
New International Version
11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life,(A) and this life is in his Son.(B) 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(C)
Concluding Affirmations
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God(D) so that you may know that you have eternal life.(E)
1 John 5:11-13
New King James Version
1 John 5:11-13
New King James Version
11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 (A)He who has the Son has [a]life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, [b]and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
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- 1 John 5:12 Or the life
- 1 John 5:13 NU omits the rest of v. 13.
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