³¹ But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah,^(A) the Son^(B) of God,^[a](C) and that by believing you may have life in his name.^(D)

⁵ When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself to preaching the word^[a] and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.^(A)

² and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us,^(A) a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God,^(A) and everyone who loves the Father^[a] also loves the one born of him.