1 John 1:1-6

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.
5 And this is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not practise the truth.

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Footnotes 3

  • [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.
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