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1 John 1:1-2 KJV
1 John · chapter 1 · verses 1–2 · King James Version
1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)1 John 1:1-2 · King James Version
1 John 1:1-2 in context
1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
4And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
Cross references
- Acts 4:20
- John 20:27
- 1 John 4:14
- John 1:1-18
- Luke 24:39
- John 5:26
- John 8:58
- 2 Peter 1:16-18
- John 1:4
- 1 John 5:20
- 1 Timothy 3:16
- John 17:3
Key words (Strong's)
- manifestedphaneroōto make manifest or visible or known what has been hidden or unknown, to manifest…G5319 →
- beginningarchēbeginning, origin, the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a…G746 →
- handledpsēlaphaōto handle, touch and feel, metaph. mentally to seek after tokens of a person or a thingG5584 →
- witnessmartyreōto be a witness, to bear witnessG3140 →
- eternalaiōnioswithout beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be, without…G166 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- heardakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- handscheirby the help or agency of any one, by means of any one, fig. applied to God symbolising…G5495 →
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