^2 (A)the life ^(B)was made manifest, and we have seen it, and ^(C)testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, ^(D)which was with the Father and ^(E)was made manifest to us—

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

^4 (A)In him was life,^[a] and ^(B)the life was the light of men.

¹⁶ Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:

^3 (A)And this is eternal life, ^(B)that they know you, ^(C)the only ^(D)true God, and ^(E)Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

¹¹ And this is the testimony, that God gave us ^(A)eternal life, and ^(B)this life is in his Son.

^8 (A)Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was ^(B)to destroy the works of the devil.

^2 (A)in hope of eternal life, which God, ^(B)who never lies, ^(C)promised ^(D)before the ages began^[a]

⁵ You know that ^(A)he appeared in order to ^(B)take away sins, and ^(C)in him there is no sin.