1 John 5:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”

1 John 5:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.”

1 John 5:12 — World English Bible

1 John 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.”

1 John 5:12 — American Standard Version

1 John 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“he who is having the Son, hath the life; he who is not having the Son of God--the life he hath not.”

1 John 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He that has the Son has life: he that has not the Son ofGod has not life.”

1 John 5:12 — Darby Translation

1 John 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He that hath that Sonne, hath that life: and he that hath not that Sonne of God, hath not that life.”

1 John 5:12 — Geneva Bible

1 John 5:12 in Context — 1 John 5

10 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.

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.

14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

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What Does 1 John 5:12 Mean?

1 John 5:12 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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