1 John 5:6-12

Testimony Concerning the Son of God

6 This is he who came ¹by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And ²the Spirit is the one who testifies, because ³the Spirit is the truth.

7 For there are three that testify:

8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.

9 ⁴If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God ⁵that he has borne concerning his Son.

10 Whoever believes in the Son of God ⁶has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God ⁷has made him a liar, ⁸because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.

11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us ⁹eternal life, and ¹⁰this life is in his Son.

12 ¹¹Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Cross References

• 1. 5:6 [ver. 8]
• 2. 5:6 John 15:26; [Acts 5:32]
• 3. 5:6 John 14:17; 15:26; 16:13
• 4. 5:9 John 5:34, 36, 37; 8:17, 18
• 5. 5:9 See Matt. 3:17
• 6. 5:10 [Rom. 8:16; Gal. 4:6; Rev. 12:17; 19:10]
• 7. 5:10 ch. 1:10; [John 3:33]
• 8. 5:10 [John 5:38]
• 9. 5:11 ch. 2:25; [ch. 4:9]
• 10. 5:11 See John 1:4
• 11. 5:12 [John 3:15, 36; 5:24; 6:40, 47]