And they told the woman, ‘We no longer believe because of what you said, since we have heard for ourselves and know that this really is the Saviour of the world.’
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one. We are in the true one #– #that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
For this reason we labour and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all people, especially of those who believe.
That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and he has committed the message of reconciliation to us.
because I have given them the words you gave me. They have received them and have known for certain that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.