1 John 5:10

1 John 5:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.

Context of 1 John 5:10

8And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9If 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. 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. 11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

1 John 5:10 word by word

ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ ἔχει τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐν ὁ μὴ πιστεύων τῷ θεῷ ψεύστην πεποίηκεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐ πεπίστευκεν εἰς τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἣν μεμαρτύρηκεν ὁ θεὸς περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

• He that believethὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• He that believethπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• the witnessμαρτυρίαmarturia · testimonyG3141
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• notμήmē · notG3361
• hath madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• a liarψεύστηςpseustēs · liarG5583
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• gaveμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012

Cross-references for 1 John 5:10

• 1 John 5:1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
• John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
• Psalms 25:14The secret of Yhwh is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
• Proverbs 3:32For the perverse is abomination to Yhwh: but his secret counsel is with the righteous.
• Romans 8:16The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
• Galatians 4:6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
• Colossians 3:3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
• 2 Peter 1:19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
• Revelation 2:17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the Assemblies; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
• 1 John 1:10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
• Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
• Job 24:25And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
• Isaiah 53:1Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of Yhwh revealed?
• Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
• John 3:33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
• John 5:38And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

Commentaries on 1 John 5:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He that believeth on the Son of God - This is God's witness to a truth, the most important and interesting to mankind. God has witnessed that whosoever believeth on his Son shall be saved, and have everlasting life; and shall have the witness of it in himself, the Spirit bearing witness with his spirit that he is a child of God. To know, to feel his sin forgiven, to have the testimony of this in the heart from the Holy Spirit himself, is the privilege of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself - The evidence that Jesus is the Son of God. Compare the notes at Romans 8:16. This cannot refer to any distinct and immediate “revelation” of that fact, that Jesus is the Christ, to the soul of the individual, and is not to be understood as independent of the external evidence of that truth, or as superseding the necessity of that evidence; but the “witness” here referred to is the fruit of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 Nothing can be more absurd than the conduct of those who doubt as to the truth of Christianity, while in the common affairs of life they do not hesitate to proceed on human testimony, and would deem any one out of his senses who declined to do so. The real Christian has seen his guilt and misery, and his need of such a Saviour. He has seen the suitableness of such a Saviour to all his spiritual wants and circumstances. He has found and felt…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. hath the witness--of God, by His Spirit (1Jo 5:8). in himself--God's Spirit dwelling in him and witnessing that "Jesus is the Lord," "the Christ," and "the Son of God" (1Jo 5:1, 5). The witness of the Spirit in the believer himself to his own sonship is not here expressed, but follows as a consequence of believing the witness of God to Jesus' divine Sonship. believeth not God--credits not His witness. made him a liar--a consequence which many who…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 5:10

• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Righteousness
• Truth
• Unbelief

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Commentaries on 1 John 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings