And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
This is the promise. Eternal life shall be the permanent consummation of abiding in the Son and in the Father (1 John 2:24).
He, х autos (G846)] - 'Himself,' "the Son" (cf. 1 John 1:1).
Promised - (John 3:15; John 3:36; John 6:40; John 6:47; John 6:57; John 17:2-3.)