1 John 1:1-4

The Word of Life

1 ¹That which was ²from the beginning, ³which we have heard, ⁴which we have seen with our eyes, ⁵which we looked upon and ⁶have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life--

2 ⁷the life ⁸was made manifest, and we have seen it, and ⁹testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, ¹⁰which was with the Father and ¹¹was made manifest to us--

3 ¹²that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed ¹³our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

4 And we are writing these things so ¹⁴that our^[a] joy may be complete.

Cross References

• 1. See John 1:1
• 2. [1 John 2:13, 14]
• 3. Acts 4:20
• 4. John 19:35
• 5. 1 John 4:14; John 1:14; 2 Peter 1:16
• 6. Luke 24:39; John 20:27
• 7. John 1:4; John 11:25; John 14:6
• 8. 1 John 3:5, 8; Romans 16:26; 1 Timothy 3:16
• 9. See John 15:27
• 10. [See ver. 1 above]
• 11. 1 John 3:5, 8; Romans 16:26; 1 Timothy 3:16
• 12. [See ver. 1 above]
• 13. John 17:21; 1 Corinthians 1:9; [1 John 2:24]
• 14. John 15:11; John 16:24

Footnotes

• [a]. Some manuscripts your