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11 And this is the testimony: God gave 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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25 And this is what he has promised us,[a] eternal life.(A)

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  1. 2.25 Other ancient authorities read you

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

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

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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

20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true;[a] and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(A)

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  1. 5.20 Other ancient authorities read know the true God

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’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.(A)

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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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36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life but must endure God’s wrath.(A)

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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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in him was life,[a] and the life was the light of all people.(A)

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  1. 1.4 Or . . . through him. And without him not one thing came into being that has come into being. In him was life

The Word of Life

We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life(A) this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us(B) what we have seen and heard we also declare to you so that you also may have fellowship with us, and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.(C)

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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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since you have given him authority over all people,[a] to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.(A) And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.(B)

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  1. 17.2 Gk flesh

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 Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God[a] have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.(A)

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  1. 5.10 Other ancient authorities read in the Son

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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68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of 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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26 For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself,

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26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life(A) in himself.

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12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(A)

Epilogue

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.[a](B)

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  1. 5.13 Other ancient authorities add and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God

12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(A)

Concluding Affirmations

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God(B) so that you may know that you have eternal life.(C)

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