11 translations · Greek
1 John 5:11
The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
1 John 5:11 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
- KJV King James Version
- And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and this is the testimony, that God gave continuous life to us, and this life is in His Son;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The evidence is this: God has given eternal life to us, and we have this life through his Son.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and this is the testimony, that life age-during did God give to us, and this — the life — is in His Son;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And this is the witness, that God has given to us eternal life; and this life is in his Son.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And this is the testimony, that God hath given to us eternal life: and this life is in his Son.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And this is the testimony, that God hath given to us eternal life. And this life is in his Son.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| αὕτη | hautē | this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| ἐστὶν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἡ | hē | [that] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μαρτυρία | martyria | testimony | G3141 μαρτυρία testimony |
| ὅτι | hoti | — | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ζωὴν | zōēn | life | G2222 ζωή life |
| αἰώνιον | aiōnion | eternal | G166 αἰώνιος eternal |
| ἔδωκεν | edōken | has given | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἡμῖν | hēmin | us | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| αὕτη | hautē | this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| ἡ | hē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ζωὴ | zōē | life | G2222 ζωή life |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱῷ | Huiō | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
Related verses
- Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- 1 John 2:25
This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.
- John 3:36
One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
- 1 John 5:20
We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- 1 John 4:9
By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
- John 1:4
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
- 1 John 1:1–3
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life (and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us); that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
- John 17:2–3
even as you gave him authority over all flesh, so he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him. This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
- John 5:26
For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.
- John 10:28
I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
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In context
9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is God’s testimony which he has testified concerning his Son.
10 He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.
11 The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the 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, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
Read all of 1 John 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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