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1 John 5:10

Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.

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ASV

He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning his Son.

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.

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John 3:18Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.1 John 2:15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.Romans 8:16The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”1 John 5:13I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.Galatians 4:6And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”Isaiah 7:9The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”John 3:33Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.John 5:38nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.John 9:25He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”1 John 5:19We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.1 John 5:11And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.Revelation 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”Hebrews 3:12See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.Hebrews 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.Romans 3:4Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

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