Modern Translations New International VersionThe 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. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version 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— Berean Study Bible And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us. New American Standard Bible 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— NASB 1995 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us-- NASB 1977 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us— Amplified Bible and the Life [an aspect of His being] was manifested, and we have seen [it as eyewitnesses] and testify and declare to you [the Life], the eternal Life who was [already existing] with the Father and was [actually] made visible to us [His followers]— Christian Standard Bible 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 — Holman Christian Standard Bible 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-- Contemporary English Version The one who gives life appeared! We saw it happen, and we are witnesses to what we have seen. Now we are telling you about this eternal life that was with the Father and appeared to us. Good News Translation When this life became visible, we saw it; so we speak of it and tell you about the eternal life which was with the Father and was made known to us. GOD'S WORD® Translation This life was revealed to us. We have seen it, and we testify about it. We are reporting to you about this eternal life that was in the presence of the Father and was revealed to us. International Standard Version 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. NET Bible 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). Classic Translations King James Bible(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;) New King James Version 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— King James 2000 Bible (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) New Heart English Bible (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); World English Bible (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); American King James Version (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;) American Standard Version (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); A Faithful Version (And the life was manifested, and we have seen, and are bearing witness, and are reporting to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;) Darby Bible Translation (and the life has been manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and has been manifested to us:) English Revised Version (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); Webster's Bible Translation (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and testify, and show to you that eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;) Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587(For that life was made manifest, and wee haue seene it, and beare witnes, and shewe vnto you that eternall life, which was with the Father, and was made manifest vnto vs) Bishops' Bible of 1568 (And the lyfe appeared, and we haue seene, and beare witnesse, and shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe which was with the father, and appeared vnto vs.) Coverdale Bible of 1535 and the life hath appeared, and we haue sene, and beare wytnes, and shewe vnto you ye life that is euerlastinge, which was with the father, and hath apeared vnto vs. Tyndale Bible of 1526 For the lyfe appered and we have sene and beare witnes and shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe which was with the father and appered vnto vs. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the Life appeared, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the continuous Life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us— Berean Literal Bible and the life was made manifest, and we have seen and bear witness, and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was revealed to us-- Young's Literal Translation and the Life was manifested, and we have seen, and do testify, and declare to you the Life, the age-during, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us -- Smith's Literal Translation (And the life was manifested, and we have seen, and we testify, and announce to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;) Literal Emphasis Translation And the life was made apparent and we have seen it and bear witness and announce to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was made apparent to us; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the life was manifested; and we have seen and do bear witness, and declare unto you the life eternal, which was with the Father, and hath appeared to us: Catholic Public Domain Version And that Life has been made manifest. And we have seen, and we testify, and we announce to you: the Eternal Life, who was with the Father, and who appeared to us. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishAnd The Life was revealed and we perceived and we testify and we proclaim to you the Life Eternal, that which was with The Father and was revealed to us. Lamsa Bible For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness to it, and preach to you eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us; NT Translations Anderson New Testament(the life also was manifested, and we have seen, and do testify, and declare to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;) Godbey New Testament and the life was made manifest, and we have seen, and we testify, and we proclaim to you the life which is eternal, which was with the Father, and has been made manifest unto us; Haweis New Testament (for the life was manifested, and we have beheld it, and bear testimony, and declare unto you that life eternal, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;) Mace New Testament for the life was manifested, we have seen it, we testify of it, and denounce unto you, that eternal life which was with the father, and was manifested unto us. Weymouth New Testament the Life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness, and we declare unto you the Life of the Ages which was with the Father and was manifested to us-- Worrell New Testament (and the Life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you The Eternal Life; Who, indeed, was with the Father, and was manifested to us); Worsley New Testament (for this Life was manifested, and we saw it; and we testify and declare unto you that eternal Life, which was with the Father,     |