Joh 20:31, 1Jo 1:1-2 | ISV | STEP | But these have been recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that through believing you may have life in his name.

John 20:31

31 But these have been recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, ^{▼▼I.e. the Messiah} the Son of God, and so that through believing you may have life in his name.Luke 1:4; John 3:15-16; 5:24; 1Pet 1:9

1 John 1:1-2

1 The Letter Called First JohnJesus, the Word of Life

What existed from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we observed and touched with our own hands—this is the ^{▼▼Lit. about the} Word of life!Luke 24:39; John 1:1, 14; 20:27; 2Pet 1:16; 1John 2:13; 4:14 2 This life was revealed to us, and we have seen it and testify about it. We declare to you this eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.John 1:1-2, 4; 11:25; 14:6; 21:24; Acts 2:32; Rom 16:26; 1Tim 3:16; 1John 3:5; 5:20