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# The one who saw this
This sentence gives background information to the story. John is telling readers that he was there and that we can trust what he has written. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
# has testified, and his testimony is true
To "testify" means to tell about something that one has seen. AT: "has told the truth about what he has seen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# so that you would also believe
Here "believe" means to put one's trust in Jesus. AT: "so that you will also put your trust in Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])