This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us.

这生命已经显现出来，我们也看见过，现在又作见证，将原与父同在、且显现与我们那永远的生命传给你们。）

这生命已经显现出来，我们看见了，现在又作见证，把原与父同在，并且向我们显现过的那永远的生命传扬给你们—

这生命已经显现出来，我们看见了，现在又作见证，把原与父同在，并且向我们显现过的那永远的生命传扬给你们—

这生命曾显现过，我们看见了，现在做见证，向你们传扬这原本与父同在、曾向我们显现的永恒生命。

这生命已经显现出来，我们见过了，现在也作见证，并且向你们宣扬这本来与父同在，又向我们显现过的永远的生命。

的确，这生命已经显明出来；我们看到了，现在也做见证，并向你们宣扬这永恒的生命；这生命原来与父同在、又向我们显明出来了。

這生命已經顯現出來，我們也看見過，現在又作見證，將原與父同在、且顯現與我們那永遠的生命傳給你們。）

這生命已經顯現出來，我們看見了，現在又作見證，把原與父同在，並且向我們顯現過的那永遠的生命傳揚給你們－

這生命已經顯現出來，我們看見了，現在又作見證，把原與父同在，並且向我們顯現過的那永遠的生命傳揚給你們－

這生命曾顯現過，我們看見了，現在做見證，向你們傳揚這原本與父同在、曾向我們顯現的永恆生命。

這生命已經顯現出來，我們見過了，現在也作見證，並且向你們宣揚這本來與父同在，又向我們顯現過的永遠的生命。

（這生命顯現過了，我們曾看見過，如今就在作見證，將這生命、真而永的生命、那與父同在、而向我們顯現過的、傳布給你們）。

的確，這生命已經顯明出來；我們看到了，現在也做見證，並向你們宣揚這永恆的生命；這生命原來與父同在、又向我們顯明出來了。

此生顯著、我儕曾見之而為證、且以語爾、即永生也、乃原偕父而顯著於我儕者、

永生之道、與父共在、顯著於我、我見之為證、即以授爾、

其生命已顯著、我見之為證、而以此永生、即原與父同在、而顯著於我儕者傳於爾、

此無始無終、向與聖父相俱之生命、曾現身於世。其在世時、吾人既得親炙、爰為作證、而宣之於爾。

The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.

This life has appeared. We have seen him. We are witnesses about him. And we announce to you this same eternal life. He was already with the Father. He has appeared to us.

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 life was revealed, and we have seen it and we testify and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us—

and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was revealed to us—

the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us—

( and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us);

that life was revealed, and we have seen it and we testify and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us—

( For the life was manifested, and we have seen[ it], and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us).

( and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);

Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.

But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil.

And you must also testify about me because you have been with me from the beginning of my ministry.

This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God— who does not lie— promised them before the world began.

“ The Lord formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else.I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began.I was born before the oceans were created, before the springs bubbled forth their waters.Before the mountains were formed, before the hills, I was born—before he had made the earth and fields and the first handfuls of soil.I was there when he established the heavens, when he drew the horizon on the oceans.I was there when he set the clouds above, when he established springs deep in the earth.I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,I was the architect at his side. I was his constant delight, rejoicing always in his presence.

Jesus told him,“ I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.He existed in the beginning with God.

You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!

And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News.

Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.”

And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share in his glory when he is revealed to the whole world. As a fellow elder, I appeal to you:

Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.

This was the third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples since he had been raised from the dead.

No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven.

“ God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this.

from the time he was baptized by John until the day he was taken from us. Whoever is chosen will join us as a witness of Jesus’ resurrection.”

not to the general public, but to us whom God had chosen in advance to be his witnesses. We were those who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

I am telling you what I saw when I was with my Father. But you are following the advice of your father.”