⁷ For there are ^(A)three that testify: ^8 [a]the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are ^[b]in agreement.

¹⁶ Beyond question, great is ^(A)the mystery of godliness:

^13 (A)No one has ascended into heaven, except ^(B)He who descended from heaven: ^(C)the Son of Man.

² that their ^(A)hearts may be encouraged, having been ^(B)knit together in love, and that they would attain to all ^(C)the wealth ^[a]that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a ^(D)true knowledge of ^(E)God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself,

^18 (A)No one has seen God at any time; ^(B)God the only Son, who is ^(C)in the ^[a]arms of the Father, ^(D)He has ^[b]explained Him.