John 6:47

47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.

John 6:47 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
English Standard Version (ESV)
47 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.
New Living Translation (NLT)
47 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life.
The Message Bible (MSG)
47 "I'm telling you the most solemn and sober truth now: Whoever believes in me has real life, eternal life.
American Standard Version (ASV)
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
47 I can guarantee this truth: Every believer has eternal life.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
47 "I assure you: Anyone who believes has eternal life.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
47 What I'm about to tell you is true. Everyone who believes has life forever.

John 6:47 Meaning and Commentary

John 6:47

Verily, verily, I say unto you
This is a certain truth, and to be depended on:

he that believeth on me hath everlasting life;
not only he may have it, as in ( John 6:40 ) , and shall have it, but he has it; he has it in Christ, his head and representative; he has it in the covenant of grace; he has it in faith and hope; he has a right unto it, and a meetness for it; he has the earnest of it, the grace and Spirit of God; and he has the beginning and foretastes of it in his soul, and shall certainly enjoy it.

John 6:47 In-Context

45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.
46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father.
47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.
48 I am the bread of life.
49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Matthew 25:46
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