Bible Strands
John 6:47
Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to the crowd in John 6, immediately following His statement that only He has seen the Father and preceding His declaration that He is the bread of life.
The words — The Greek πιστεύων (pisteuōn) translates literally to "believing," while εἰς ἐμέ (eis eme) means "into me," specifying that faith is directed toward Christ personally.
The thread — This promise mirrors John 3:16 and John 3:36, where belief in the Son yields eternal life, and echoes the hidden life described in Colossians 3:3.
Why it lands — The text states that belief in Christ produces eternal life as a present reality, requiring the reader to place trust directly in Jesus rather than in abstract concepts.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
Cross-references
- John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
- Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
- John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- John 5:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
- Romans 5:9 Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
- John 3:18 Whoever 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.
- John 6:40 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- John 6:54 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
- John 14:19 In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.
- 1 John 5:12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.