I have written (εγραψα). Not epistolary aorist, but refers to verses 1-12 of this Epistle as in 2:26 to the preceding verses.

These things have I written unto you. This refers to the things in this epistle concerning the testimony borne to the Lord Jesus.

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1. Fresh statement of the purpose of writing, equivalent to that at the beginning of the Epistle, but differing from it ([Reference 1 John 5:…

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may be…

This verse makes the transition from the main argument to the epilogue. It reminds us of Jn 20:31, where the author said he had written his gospel …

These things have I written unto you. As there ought to be daily progress in faith, he says that he wrote to those who had already believe…

These things have I written to you
Which are contained in the epistle in general, and particularly what is written i…

Based on all this evidence, it is only right that we believe on the name of the Son of God. Believers have eternal life in the covenant of the gosp…