1 John 5:12

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

Cross-reference

1 John 2:24 Parallel

1 John 2:24 teaches that abiding in the word leads to abiding in the Son—linking possession of the Son to continued faithfulness.

1 John 2:23 Parallel

1 John 2:23 reinforces that having the Son means having the Father—complementing the truth that having the Son gives life.

2 John 1:9 Parallel

2 John 1:9 says abiding in Christ's teaching gives both the Father and the Son—directly connects to having the Son.

Mark 16:16 Parallel

Mark 16:16 ties belief and baptism to salvation—faith in the Son yields life, matching 1 John's 'has the Son has life'.

John 1:12 Parallel

John 1:12 shows that receiving Christ through belief grants the right to become God's children—the basis for having the Son and life.

John 3:36 Parallel

John 3:36 directly parallels: belief in the Son gives eternal life; unbelief means no life—identical dichotomy.

John 5:24 Parallel

John 5:24 echoes that hearing and believing grants eternal life and passage from death to life—the same promised result.

Galatians 2:20 describes Christ living in the believer—the very life that comes from having the Son.

John 17:3 Parallel

In John 17:3, eternal life is defined as knowing God and Jesus — exactly what having the Son means here.

Revelation 20:15 shows the ultimate consequence for those without the Son—the lake of fire—reinforcing the life-or-death stakes of having eternal life.

1 Timothy 1:16 Related theme

1 Timothy 1:16 ties believing in Christ to receiving eternal life — the same life from having the Son.

Colossians 3:4 calls Christ 'our life' — directly identifying Him as the life given by having the Son.

Colossians 2:6 Related theme

Colossians 2:6 urges walking in Christ after receiving Him — the same receiving that means having the Son and life.

Romans 6:23 Related theme

Romans 6:23 contrasts death (sin's wage) with eternal life in Christ — exactly the life given only to those who have the Son here.

Acts 4:12 Parallel

Acts 4:12 declares no other name for salvation — the same exclusivity as life only through having the Son here.

Acts 3:15 Parallel

Acts 3:15 calls Jesus the author of life — the source of life that only those who have the Son possess here.

John 14:6 Parallel

In John 14:6, Jesus identifies himself as the life — the exclusive source, mirroring that life is only in the Son here.

John 11:25 Parallel

In John 11:25, Jesus declares he is the life — the same life that comes only through having the Son here.

John 6:53 Parallel

In John 6:53, Jesus says that without eating his flesh and drinking his blood, you have no life — the same condition as lacking the Son here.

John 6:47 Parallel

John 6:47 promises eternal life to believers, directly paralleling the promise of life to those who have the Son.

John 3:18 Parallel

John 3:18 links belief in the Son to no condemnation, directly paralleling the life/death outcome of having or lacking the Son.

Matthew 25:46 contrasts eternal life and punishment, reinforcing the decisive outcome of having or not having the Son.

Hebrews 3:14 conditions sharing in Christ on holding firm—a parallel call to persevere in possessing the Son.

Deuteronomy 30:15 sets life and death before Israel—the OT backdrop for the ultimate choice: having the Son means life.

2 Timothy 3:15 Related theme

2 Timothy 3:15 says Scriptures lead to salvation through faith in Christ — the same faith that gives the Son and life.

Mark 9:7 Related theme

Mark 9:7 declares Jesus as God's beloved Son, affirming the one we must have for life.

Mark 1:1 Related theme

Mark 1:1 identifies Jesus as the Son of God, clarifying who the Son is in 1 John 5:12.

Proverbs 8:35 promises life to those who find Wisdom, paralleling the promise of life through having the Son.