1 John 5:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

John 3:36 : 36 He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 5:24 : 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and {G2064} cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.
John 1:12 : 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:
John 3:15 : 15 that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.
Mark 16:16 : 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
1 Cor 1:30 : 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
Gal 2:20 : 20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me: and that [life] which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, [the faith] which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
Heb 3:14 : 14 for we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end:
1 John 2:23-24 : 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also. 24 As for you, let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father.
2 John 1:9 : 9 Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, {G5547} the same hath both the Father and the Son.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 John 5:9-11
3 verses
86%
9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son.
10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning his Son.
11And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
1 John 5:13
83%
13These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, [even] unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.
John 3:35-36
2 verses
83%
35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
36He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
1 John 2:22-25
4 verses
79%
22Who is the liar but he that denieth {G3756} that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, [even] he that denieth the Father and the Son.
23Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also.
24As for you, let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father.
25And this is the promise which he promised us, [even] the life eternal.
2 John 1:9
77%
9Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, {G5547} the same hath both the Father and the Son.
John 5:21-26
6 verses
75%
21For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.
22For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son;
23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that sent him.
24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and {G2064} cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.
25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live.
26For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:
1 John 5:5-6
2 verses
74%
5And who is he that overcometh the world, but {G3361} he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
6This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.
1 John 5:20
74%
20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
1 John 4:15
74%
15Whosoever {G302} shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
John 3:18
74%
18He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 3:15-16
2 verses
74%
15that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 6:47
73%
47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth {G1519} {G1691} hath eternal life.
John 12:25
72%
25He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
1 John 5:1
72%
1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever {G3588} loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
1 John 3:14-15
2 verses
71%
14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not {G80} abideth in death.
15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
1 John 3:10
71%
10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
1 John 3:6
71%
6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
1 John 1:2-3
2 verses
70%
2(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal [life], which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us);
3that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ:
John 5:38-40
3 verses
70%
38And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he sent, him ye believe not.
39Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
40and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.
John 20:31
70%
31but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.
1 John 5:17-18
2 verses
69%
17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
18We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.
1 John 3:24
69%
24And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby {G5129} we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
1 John 2:15
69%
15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John 4:12-13
2 verses
69%
12No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:
13hereby {G5129} we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
1 John 4:9
69%
9Herein {G5129} was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.
John 1:18
69%
18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
1 John 3:1
69%
1Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1 John 2:5
69%
5but whoso {G302} keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:
1 John 5:15
69%
15and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
1 John 1:5
69%
5And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
John 1:12
69%
12But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, [even] to them that believe on his name: