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Text -- 1 John 1:1-4 (NET)
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The Prologue to the Letter
1:1 This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning , what we have heard , what we have seen with our eyes , what we have looked at and our hands have touched (concerning the word of life –
1:2 and the life was revealed , and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us ).
1:3 What we have seen and heard we announce to you too , so that you may have fellowship with us (and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ ).
1:4 Thus we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Life |
JOHN, THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF |
JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF, PART 1-3 |
Testimony |
Logos |
Word of God |
JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF, PART 4-9 |
Jesus, The Christ |
Apostles |
Fellowship |
JESUS CHRIST, 5 |
JOHANNINE THEOLOGY, 2 |
God |
WORD |
JOHANNINE THEOLOGY, 1 |
BEGIN |
APOCRYPHAL ACTS, THE SEPARATE ACTS |
Word, The |
Joy |
HANDLE |
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NET Notes: 1Jo 1:2 In the Greek text the prologue to 1 John (vv. 1-4) makes up a single sentence. This is awkward in Greek, and a literal translation produces almost imp...
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NET Notes: 1Jo 1:3 Or “communion”; or “association” (a reality shared in common, so in this case, “genuine association”). This term a...
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