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Andκαὶthisαὕτηisἐστὶνthe testimony,ἡ μαρτυρίαthatὅτιGodὁ θεὸςgaveἔδωκενusἡμῖνeternalαἰώνιονlife,ζωὴνandκαὶthisαὕτηlifeἡ ζωὴisἐστινinἐνhis Son.τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ
1 John 5:11
Study it in the app“And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”
John writes so that those who believe may know they have eternal lifeDeath and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
1 John 5:11, word by word
- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the testimonyμαρτυρίαmartyria
testimony
Testimony, witness.
Where else “martyria” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- gaveἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- eternalαἰώνιονaiōnion
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnion” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears- his Sonυἱῷhuiōi
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huiōi” appears
The context
10Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified about his Son.
11 · This verse (above)
12Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
To study 1 John 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does John say God has given us, and where is that life found (v. 11-12)?
2. What it means
John says he writes "so that you may know that you have eternal life" (v. 13). What connection does he see between believing and knowing?
3. How I live it
John speaks of confidence in prayer (v. 14-15). What do you want to tell God honestly today?