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1 John 5:11-13
New Catholic Bible
1 John 5:11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 And this is the testimony:
God gave us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
12 Whoever possesses the Son
possesses life;
whoever does not possess the Son of God
does not possess life.
Epilogue[a]
So That You May Know[b]
13 I write these things to you
who believe in the name of the Son of God
so that you may know
that you have eternal life.
Footnotes
- 1 John 5:13 Believers can be certain of partaking of the life of God; this whole Letter has given them the criteria that allow them to be sure of it.
- 1 John 5:13 This summary of the Letter is reminiscent of the Epilogue of John’s Gospel (20:30f).