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Whoeverὁhasἔχωνthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνhasἔχειlife;τὴν ζωήνwhoeverὁdoes notμὴhaveἔχωνthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνof Godτοῦ θεοῦdoes notοὐκhaveἔχειlife.τὴν ζωὴν
1 John 5:12
Study it in the app“Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”
John writes so that those who believe may know they have eternal lifeDeath and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
1 John 5:12, word by word
- hasἔχωνechōn
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echōn” appears- the Sonυἱὸνhuion
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huion” appears- lifeζωήνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
11And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 · This verse (above)
13I have written these things to you so that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God.
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?