1 John 1:2

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.

And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

4 We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.
KJV
(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;)
WEB
(and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);
ASV
(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal [life], which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us);
DARBY
(and the life has been manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and has been manifested to us:)
BLB
and the life was made manifest, and we have seen and bear witness, and we declare to you⁺ the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—
ÅB
- og livet ble åpenbart, og vi har sett det og vitner og forkynner dere livet, det evige, som var hos Faren og ble åpenbart for oss -
OTB
og livet ble åpenbart, og vi har sett det og vitner og forkynner for dere det evige liv, som var hos Faderen og ble åpenbart for oss—
B1930
- og livet blev åpenbaret, og vi har sett det og vidner og forkynner eder livet, det evige, som var hos Faderen og blev åpenbaret for oss -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 John 5:20

    And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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  • John 1:4

    In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

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  • 1 Timothy 3:16

    By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

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  • John 17:3

    Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

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  • Titus 1:2

    in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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  • 1 John 3:8

    The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

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  • John 14:6

    Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

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  • 1 John 3:5

    But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

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