1 John 1:1-4

1 That which was from [the] beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes; that which we contemplated, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life;

2 (and the life has been manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, which ^[a] was with the Father, and has been manifested to us:)

3 that which we have seen and heard we report ^[b] to you, that *ye* also may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship ^[c] [is] indeed with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

4 And these things write we to you that your joy may be full.

Footnotes

• [a] Hostis: as Matt. 7.24. The character, not merely the statement of the fact, 'which was such a one as that.'
• [b] 'Bring back the report of,' from something we have learnt.
• [c] Koinonia: see Heb. 2.14.