² 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^(A)—

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)

⁴ in him was life,^[a] and the life was the light of all people.^(A)

¹⁶ Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great:

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

¹¹ And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

⁸ Everyone who commits sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the works of the devil.^(A)

² in the hope of eternal life that God, who never lies, promised before the ages began^(A)—

⁵ You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.^(A)

⁶ Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.^(A)