論到太初就已經存在的生命之道，就是我們所聽見，親眼所看見，仔細觀察過，親手摸過的；

论到从起初原有的生命之道，就是我们所听见、所看见、亲眼看过、亲手摸过的。（

论到从起初原有的生命之道，就是我们所听见、所看见、亲眼看过、亲手摸过的—

论到从起初原有的生命之道，就是我们所听见、所看见、亲眼看过、亲手摸过的—

论到从太初就已经存在的生命之道，我们曾经耳闻目睹，亲眼看过，亲手摸过。

论到太初就已经存在的生命之道，就是我们所听见，亲眼所看见，仔细观察过，亲手摸过的；

有关生命之道，是从太初就有的，是我们所听到、所亲眼看到、所观察过、又亲手摸过的——

論到從起初原有的生命之道，就是我們所聽見、所看見、親眼看過、親手摸過的。（

論到從起初原有的生命之道，就是我們所聽見、所看見、親眼看過、親手摸過的－

論到從起初原有的生命之道，就是我們所聽見、所看見、親眼看過、親手摸過的－

論到從太初就已經存在的生命之道，我們曾經耳聞目睹，親眼看過，親手摸過。

論到生命之道、那從起初就有的、我們曾聽見、曾親眼看見、曾觀看而親手摸過的道：

有關生命之道，是從太初就有的，是我們所聽到、所親眼看到、所觀察過、又親手摸過的——

維生之道、太初而有、我儕所聞所見、所瞻視而手捫者、

元始生命之道、余耳聞之、目擊之、手捫之、

太初所有生命之道、道或作言下同我儕所聞、親目所睹、我儕所觀、親手所捫者、

吾人所言者、乃元始生命之道、而亦吾人所曾耳濡目染、躬自瞻仰、親受撫摩者也。

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched— this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.

Here is what we announce to everyone about the Word of life. The Word was already here from the beginning. We have heard him. We have seen him with our eyes. We have looked at him. Our hands have touched him.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—

We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life.

What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have observed and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—

What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life—

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life—

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life

What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have observed and have touched with our hands, concerning the Word of life—

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched( concerning the word of life–

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life

然後對多馬說：“把你的指頭放在這裡，看看我的手吧！伸出你的手來，探探我的肋旁！不要疑惑，只要信！”

父差遣子作世人的救主，這是我們見過的，並且現在作見證。

你們看我的手、我的腳，就知道我是誰。摸我看看，靈沒有骨，沒有肉；你們看，我是有的。”

我們從前把我們主耶穌基督的大能和降臨的事告訴你們，並不是隨從巧妙捏造傳奇的故事，我們卻是親眼看見過他威榮的人。因為他從父神得著尊貴榮耀的時候，在極顯赫的榮光中，有這樣的聲音對他說：“這是我的愛子，我所喜悅的。”這從天上發出來的聲音，是我們和他同在聖山上的時候，親自聽見過的。

我看見了他，就仆倒在他腳前，像死了一樣。他用右手按著我，說：“不要怕！我是首先的，我是末後的，又是永活的；我曾經死過，看哪，現在又活著，直活到永永遠遠，並且拿著死亡和陰間的鑰匙。

“你要寫信給在士每拿教會的使者，說：‘那首先的、末後的、曾經死去而又活過來的，這樣說：

他受難以後，用許多憑據向使徒顯示自己是活著的。他向使徒顯現，並且講論神的國的事，有四十天之久。

他身穿一件浸過血的衣服，他的名字稱為“神的道”。

原來作見證的有三樣，

伯利恆以法他啊！你在猶大諸城中雖然細小（“伯利恆……細小”有古卷作“以法他家啊，你在猶大諸族中雖然細小”），必有一位從你那裡出來，為我作以色列的統治者；他的根源從太初，從亙古就有了。（本節在《馬索拉文本》為5:1）

父老們，我寫信給你們，因為你們認識太初就存在的那一位。青年們，我寫信給你們，因為你們已經勝過那惡者。孩子們，我寫信給你們，因為你們認識父。父老們，我寫信給你們，因為你們認識太初就存在的那一位。青年們，我寫信給你們，因為你們強壯，神的道在你們心裡，你們也勝過了那惡者。

誰定這事並且作成？誰從起初預定萬代呢？就是我耶和華，我是首先的，與最後的人同在的，也是我。

在耶和華創造的開始，在太初創造一切以先，就有了我。在亙古、在太初，在未有大地之前，我已經被立；沒有深淵，沒有大水的泉源以先，我已經出生。大山未曾奠定，小山未有以先，我已經出生。那時，耶和華還沒有造大地和田野，也沒有造地上的泥土。他立定諸天的時候，我在那裡；他在淵面上界劃地平線的時候，我在那裡；他上使穹蒼堅固，下使深淵的水泉穩定；他為海洋定出界限，海水不能越過他的命令，他又劃定大地的根基；那時，我在他身邊作工匠，每天都充滿喜樂，時常在他面前歡笑，在他的大地上歡笑，和世人一同喜樂。

說：“你所看見的，要寫在書上，也要寄給以弗所、士每拿、別迦摩、推雅推拉、撒狄、非拉鐵非、老底嘉七個教會。”

那看見這事的人已經作證了，他的見證是真實的，他也知道自己所說的是實在的，使你們也相信。