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.

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.

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—

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.

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);

There is no doubt that true godliness comes from this great mystery. Jesus came as a human being. The Holy Spirit proved that he was the Son of God. He was seen by angels. He was preached among the nations. People in the world believed in him. He was taken up to heaven in glory.

The person who does what is sinful belongs to the devil. That’s because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the devil’s work.

You must also be witnesses about me. That’s because you have been with me from the beginning.

That belief and understanding lead to the hope of eternal life. Before time began, God promised to give that life. And he does not lie.

“ The Lord created me as the first of his works, before his acts of long ago.I was formed a long, long time ago. I was formed at the very beginning, when the world was created.Before there were any oceans, I was born. It was before there were springs flowing with water.Before the mountains were settled in place, I was born. Before there were any hills, I was born.It happened before the Lord made the world and its fields. It was before he made the dust of the earth.I was there when he set the heavens in place. When he marked out the place where the sky meets the sea, I was there.That was when he put the clouds above. It was when he fixed the ocean springs in place.It was when he set limits for the sea so that the waters had to obey his command. When the Lord marked out the foundations of the earth, I was there.I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day. I was always happy to be with him.

Jesus answered,“ I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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

You killed the one who gives life. But God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.

It has now been made known through the coming of our Savior, Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death. Because of the good news, he has brought life out into the light. That life never dies.

I came from the Father and entered the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

I’m speaking to the elders among you. I was a witness of Christ’s sufferings. And I will also share in the glory that is going to come. I’m making my appeal to you as one who is an elder together with you.

So now, Father, give glory to me in heaven where your throne is. Give me the glory I had with you before the world began.

This was the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven. He is the Son of Man.

God has raised this same Jesus back to life. We are all witnesses of this.

That time began when John was baptizing. It ended when Jesus was taken up from us. The one we choose must join us in telling people that Jesus rose from the dead.”

But he wasn’t seen by all the people. He was seen only by us. We are witnesses whom God had already chosen. We ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

I am telling you what I saw when I was with my Father. You are doing what you have heard from your father.”