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1 John 5:20
"We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us discernment to know the one who is true. And we are in
the one who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." New American Bible
"And we know that the Son of God is come. And he hath given us understanding that we may know the true God and may
be in his true Son. This is the true God and life eternal." Douay-Rheims
"And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true,
and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life." King James Version
" But we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us intellectual capacity that we may gain the knowledge
of the true one. And we are in union with the true one, by means of his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and life everlasting."
New World Translation
"And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and
we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life." English Revised Version
"We know that the Son of God has come and given us understanding to know the true God; indeed we are in him who is
true, since we are in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." Revised English Bible
"We know that the Son of God has come. He has given us understanding. Now, we may know the true God and our lives
are in that true God-and in His Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God, and he is eternal life." Simple English Bible
"And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us power to recognize him who is true; and we are in union
with him who is true, through his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." Goodspeed's An American Translation
"We know that the Son of God has come, and hs given us understanding to know the One who is real. Our lives are indissolubly
bound to the One who is real, because they are indissolubly bound to his Son Jesus Christ. This is the real God, and this
is eternal life." The New Testament by William Barclay
"And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know him who is true; and
we are in him who is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life." Holy Bible From The
Ancient Eastern Text George M. Lamsa
"And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and
we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." English Standard Version
"We know that Jesus Christ the Son of God has come and has shown us the true God. And because of Jesus, we now belong
to the true God who gives eternal life." Contemporary English Version
"And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and
we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life." New King James Version
"We know God's Son has come. He has given us the understanding to know Him Who is the true God. We are joined together
with the true God through His Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the life that lasts forever." New Life Version
"And we know that the Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true; and
we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and Eternal Life." Third Millenium Bible
"And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And
now we are in God because we are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life." New Living
Translation
"We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union
with the true God-in union with his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and this is eternal life." Good News Translation/
Today's English Version
"We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we can know the True One. And our
lives are in the True One and in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the eternal life." New Century Version
"And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is
true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." Bible In Basic English
"And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding that we should know him that [is] true;
and we are in him that [is] true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." Darby Translation
"And we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true,
and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life" Webster's Bible
Translation
"And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we know the true One, and are in
union with the true One--that is, we are in union with His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the Life of the Ages."
Weymouth New Testament
"We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And
we are in him who is true-even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." New International Version
"We can be sure, too, that the Son of God has come to us, and has given us a sense of truth; we were to recognize
the true God, and to live in his true Son. He is true God and eternal life." Knox Translation
footnote "It is not certain whether the word 'he' refers to the word 'God' or to the word 'Son'."
(5:20) The pronoun This one (ou|to", Joutos) refers to a person, but it is far from clear whether it should be understood
as a reference (1) to God the Father or (2) to Jesus Christ. R. E. Brown (Epistles of John [AB], 625) comments, "I John,
which began with an example of stunning grammatical obscurity in the prologue, continues to the end to offer us examples of
unclear grammar." The nearest previous antecedent is Jesus Christ, immediately preceding, but on some occasions when
this has been true the pronoun still refers to God (see 1 John 2:3). NET BIBLE Footnote
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