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# The one who saw this
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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/jit/writing-background]])
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# has testified, and his testimony is true
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To "testify" means to tell about something that one has seen. Alternate translation: "has told the truth about what he has seen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# so that you would also believe
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Here "believe" means to put one's trust in Jesus. Alternate translation: "so that you will also put your trust in Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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