John 20:31 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

³¹ but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ But these are written (recorded) in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ (the Anointed One), the Son of God, and that through believing and cleaving to and trusting and relying upon Him you may have life through (in) His name [through Who He is]. [Ps. 2:7, 12.]

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.

Common English Bible

³¹ But these things are written so that you will believe that Jesus is the Christ, God’s Son, and that believing, you will have life in his name.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ But these things have been written, so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, in believing, you may have life in his name.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³¹ But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and that believing, you may have life in his name.

John 20:31 Cross References

Psalm 2:12

kiss his feet, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way; for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Psalm 2:7

I will tell of the decree of the Lord: He said to me, “You are my son, today I have begotten you.

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 27:54

When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe, and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

Matthew 4:3

And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.”

Mark 16:16

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

Luke 1:35

And the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.

Luke 1:4

that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you have been informed.

Luke 24:47

and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 1:49

Nathana-el answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

John 10:10

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

John 19:35

He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth—that you also may believe.

John 20:28

Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”

John 3:18

He who believes in him is not condemned; he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

John 3:36

He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God rests upon him.

John 5:24

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

John 6:40

For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Acts 10:43

To him all the prophets bear witness that every one who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

Acts 3:16

And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the faith which is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.

Acts 8:36

And as they went along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What is to prevent my being baptized?”

Acts 8:37

Acts 9:20

And in the synagogues immediately he proclaimed Jesus, saying, “He is the Son of God.”

1 Peter 1:9

As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls.

1 John 4:15

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

1 John 5:1

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and every one who loves the parent loves the child.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, to know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

2 John 1:9

Any one who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God; he who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and the Son.

Revelation 2:18

“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze.