If we receive (A)the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; (B)for this is the witness of [a]God which He has testified of His Son. 10 He who believes in the Son of God (C)has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God (D)has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:9 NU God, that

(A)If we receive the testimony of people, the testimony of God is greater; for the testimony of God is this, that (B)He has testified concerning His Son. 10 The one who believes in the Son of God (C)has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has (D)made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.

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If we accept [as we do] the testimony of men [that is, if we are willing to take the sworn statements of fallible humans as evidence], the testimony of God is greater [far more authoritative]; for this is the testimony of God, that He has testified regarding His Son. 10 The one who believes in the Son of God [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies confidently on Him as Savior] has the testimony within himself [because he can speak authoritatively about Christ from his own personal experience]. The one who does not believe God [in this way] has made Him [out to be] a liar, because he has not believed in the evidence that God has given regarding His Son.

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We accept human testimony,(A) but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God,(B) which he has given about his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony.(C) Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar,(D) because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.

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If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

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12 (A)He who has the Son has [a]life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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  1. 1 John 5:12 Or the life

12 (A)The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

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12 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.

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12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(A)

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

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