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11 And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

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11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life,(A) and this life is in his Son.(B)

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23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

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23 For the wages of sin is death,(A) but the gift of God is eternal life(B) in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.

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  1. Romans 6:23 Or through

25 And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us.

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25 And this is what he promised us—eternal life.(A)

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36 And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”

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36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,(A) but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

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20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God.[a] And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.

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  1. 5:20 Greek the one who is true.

20 We know also that the Son of God has come(A) and has given us understanding,(B) so that we may know him who is true.(C) And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(D)

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God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.

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This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son(A) into the world that we might live through him.(B)

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The Word gave life to everything that was created,[a]
    and his life brought light to everyone.

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  1. 1:3-4 Or and nothing that was created was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything.

Introduction

We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning,[a] whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

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  1. 1:1 Greek What was from the beginning.

The Incarnation of the Word of Life

That which was from the beginning,(A) which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,(B) which we have looked at and our hands have touched(C)—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared;(D) we have seen it and testify to it,(E) and we proclaim to you the eternal life,(F) which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,(G) so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.(H)

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For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him. And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.

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For you granted him authority over all people(A) that he might give eternal life(B) to all those you have given him.(C) Now this is eternal life: that they know you,(D) the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.(E)

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10 All who believe in the Son of God know in their hearts that this testimony is true. Those who don’t believe this are actually calling God a liar because they don’t believe what God has testified about his Son.

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10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony.(A) Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar,(B) because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.

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35 (This report is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account. He speaks the truth so that you also may continue to believe.[a])

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  1. 19:35 Some manuscripts read that you also may believe.

35 The man who saw it(A) has given testimony, and his testimony is true.(B) He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe.

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28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me,

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28 I give them eternal life,(A) and they shall never perish;(B) no one will snatch them out of my hand.(C)

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68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.

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68 Simon Peter answered him,(A) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(B)

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