²⁴ This is the disciple who ^(A)testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.

³⁵ And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is ^(A)true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may ^(B)believe.

²⁷ And ^(A)you also will bear witness, because ^(B)you have been with Me from the beginning.

¹² Demetrius ^(A)has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also ^[a]bear witness, ^(B)and you know that our testimony is true.

The Certainty of God’s Witness

⁶ This is He who came ^(A)by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. ^(B)And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

What Was Heard, Seen, and Touched^(A)

1 That ^(B)which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have ^(C)seen with our eyes, ^(D)which we have looked upon, and ^(E)our hands have handled, concerning the ^(F)Word of life— ^2 (G)the life ^(H)was manifested, and we have seen, ^(I)and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was ^(J)with the Father and was manifested to us—