1 John 5:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία, ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ Θεός, καὶ αὕτη ἡ ζωὴ ἐν τῷ Υἱῷ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.

Transliteration

And this estin the marturia, that zōēn aiōnion edōken to us the Theos, and this the zōē in the Huiō of him estin.

Grammar Details

• *hautē*: demonstrative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - this
• *estin*: present indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *marturia*: nominative, feminine, singular - witness/testimony
• *hoti*: conjunction - that
• *zōēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - life
• *aiōnion*: accusative, feminine, singular - eternal
• *edōken*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - gave
• *hēmin*: personal pronoun, dative, 1st plural - to us
• *Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
• *zōē*: nominative, feminine, singular - life
• *en*: preposition with dative - in
• *Huiō*: dative, masculine, singular - Son
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him

Word Meanings

• *marturia*: witness/testimony/evidence
• *zōēn*: life/existence/vitality
• *aiōnion*: eternal/everlasting/age-during
• *edōken*: gave/granted/bestowed
• *zōē*: life/existence/vitality

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And this ys that recorde how that god hath geven vnto vs eternall lyfe and this lyfe is in his sonne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And this is that recorde, euen yt God hath geue vs euerlastinge life. And this life is in his sonne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And this is that record, to wit, that God hath giuen vnto vs eternall life, and this life is in that his Sonne.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And this is the recorde, how that God hath geuen vnto vs eternall lyfe, and this lyfe, is in his sonne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and this is the testimony, that life age-during did God give to us, and this -- the life -- is in His Son;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

Referenced Verses

• 1 John 2:25 : 25 And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
• John 1:4 : 4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of mankind.
• 1 John 4:9 : 9 By this, the love of God was revealed among us: that God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
• 1 John 5:20 : 20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
• John 3:36 : 36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. But the one who disobeys the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.
• Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• John 6:68 : 68 Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
• John 5:26 : 26 For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son also to have life in Himself.
• John 17:2-3 : 2 Just as You gave Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all You have given Him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
• John 19:35 : 35 The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
• 1 John 1:1-3 : 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have observed and our hands have touched, concerning the Word of life— 2 the life was made visible, and we have seen it, and we testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was revealed to us— 3 what we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And truly, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
• Matt 25:46 : 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
• Rom 5:21 : 21 So that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 1 John 5:7 : 7 For there are three that testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.
• 1 John 5:10 : 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within them. Whoever does not believe God has made Him a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about His Son.
• 1 John 5:12-13 : 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know you have eternal life, and so that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
• 3 John 1:12 : 12 Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
• Jude 1:21 : 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
• Rev 1:2 : 2 John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever he saw.
• Rev 22:1 : 1 Then the angel showed me a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
• John 6:40 : 40 For this is the will of my Father: that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.
• John 6:47 : 47 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life.
• John 4:36 : 36 The one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps may rejoice together.
• John 5:21 : 21 'Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever He wills.'
• John 1:32-34 : 32 Then John testified, saying, 'I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him.' 33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' 34 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.
• John 3:15-16 : 15 so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
• John 8:13-14 : 13 The Pharisees said to him, "You are testifying about yourself; your testimony is not valid." 14 Jesus answered, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
• John 10:28 : 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
• John 11:25-26 : 25 Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.' 26 'And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?'
• John 12:50 : 50 I know that His command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told Me to say.
• John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'
• Col 3:3-4 : 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
• 1 Tim 1:16 : 16 But for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
• Titus 1:2 : 2 In the hope of eternal life, which the God who does not lie promised before the beginning of time.
• John 1:19 : 19 This is the testimony of John when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?'