1 John 5:12 - Compare All Versions

1 John 5:11-12 MSG (The Message)

This is the testimony in essence: God gave us eternal life; the life is in his Son. So, whoever has the Son, has life; whoever rejects the Son, rejects life.

1 John 5:12 KJV (King James Version)

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

1 John 5:12 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

1 John 5:12 NCV (New Century Version)

Whoever has the Son has life, but whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

1 John 5:12 ASV (American Standard Version)

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

1 John 5:12 NIV (New International Version)

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

1 John 5:12 NKJV (New King James Version)

He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

1 John 5:12 AMP (Amplified Bible)

He who has the Son [by accepting Him as Lord and Savior] has the life [that is eternal]; he who does not have the Son of God [by personal faith] does not have the life.

1 John 5:12 NLT (New Living Translation)

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.

1 John 5:12 TPT (The Passion Translation)

Whoever has the Son has eternal life; whoever does not have the Son does not possess eternal life.

1 John 5:12 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

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