He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you also may believe.
This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree,
but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe.
I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.”
and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
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