“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on them' — the Gospel's ultimate verdict: belief in the Son grants eternal life, while rejection results in perpetual subjection to divine wrath (orge). The present tense ("remains") suggests that wrath is not future consequence but present reality for those refusing the Son. This conclusion crystallizes the light/darkness, belief/unbelief antithesis that structures John 1-3, establishing that response to Jesus determines eternal destiny.
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