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# General Information:

The word "He" refers to Jesus Christ.

# Son of God

This is an important title for Jesus that describes his relationship to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])

# has given us understanding

"has enabled us to understand the truth"

# life

Here "life" stands for the right to live forever by God's grace and love. See how you translated this in [1 John 1:1-2](../01/01.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# He is the true God

"Jesus is truly God"

# He is ... eternal life

This stands for the thought that Christ gives us eternal life. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Children

John was an elderly man and their leader. He used this expression to show his love for them. See how you translated this in [1 John 2:1](../02/01.md). AT: "My dear children in Christ" or "You who are as dear to me as my own children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "He" refers to Jesus Christ.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Son of God`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is an important title for Jesus that describes his relationship to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# has given us understanding`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"has enabled us to understand the truth"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# life`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "life" stands for the right to live forever by God's grace and love. See how you translated this in [1 John 1:1-2](../01/01.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He is the true God`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Jesus is truly God"`

			`# He is ... eternal life`

			`This stands for the thought that Christ gives us eternal life. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# Children`

			`John was an elderly man and their leader. He used this expression to show his love for them. See how you translated this in [1 John 2:1](../02/01.md). AT: "My dear children in Christ" or "You who are as dear to me as my own children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`