He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
Ver. 12. Hath life] For he is the prince and principle of life; and all out of him are dead while they live. Non ille diu vixit, sed diu fuit, saith Seneca of one; non multum navigavit, sed multum iactatus est, of another at sea; he was long, but lived little; he was much tossed, but not much furthered; he moved much, but removed not at all, as a horse in a mill, as a dog in a wheel, &c. See Trapp on " Joh 1:4 "
And he that hath not the Son hath not life] Negatio contrarii auget vim affirmationis. 1 Kings 20:1; Deuteronomy 33:6; Pro 30:11; 1 Samuel 1:11. See Trapp on " Joh 1:20 "