1Jo 5:10 | RWP | e4.org | Believeth on ( πιστευων εις ). John draws a distinction between "not believing God" ( μη πιστευων τω θεω ) in next clause, the testimony of God about his Son, and surrender to and reliance on the Son as here ( εις and the accusative). See the same distinction less clearly drawn in . See also εις την μαρτυριαν after πεπιστευκεν in this same verse and . In him ( εν αυτω ). "In himself," though the evidence is not decisive between αυτω and αυτω . Hath made ( πεποιηκεν ). Perfect active indicative of ποιεω like μεμαρτυρηκεν and πεπιστευκεν , permanent state. A liar ( ψευστην ). As in , which see. Because he hath not believed ( οτ ου πεπιστευκεν ). Actual negative reason with negative ου , not the subjective reason as in , where we have οτ μη πεπιστευκεν ). The subjective negative is regular with ο μη πιστευων . Relative clause here repeats close of verse .

‏ 1 John 5:10

Believeth on ( πιστευων εις ). John draws a distinction between "not believing God" ( μη πιστευων τω θεω ) in next clause, the testimony of God about his Son, and surrender to and reliance on the Son as here ( εις and the accusative). See the same distinction less clearly drawn in Joh 6:30f. See also εις την μαρτυριαν after πεπιστευκεν in this same verse and Joh 2:23.

In him ( εν αυτω ). "In himself," though the evidence is not decisive between αυτω and αυτω.

Hath made ( πεποιηκεν ). Perfect active indicative of ποιεω like μεμαρτυρηκεν and πεπιστευκεν, permanent state.

A liar ( ψευστην ). As in 1:10, which see.

Because he hath not believed ( οτ ου πεπιστευκεν ). Actual negative reason with negative ου, not the subjective reason as in Joh 3:18, where we have οτ μη πεπιστευκεν ). The subjective negative is regular with ο μη πιστευων. Relative clause here repeats close of verse 9.