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1 John 1:4

Joy

2 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.

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

5 And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

6 If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

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BSB
We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
KJV
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
WEB
And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.
ASV
and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.
DARBY
And these things write we to you that your joy may be full.
BLB
And these things we write so that our joy may be full.
ÅB
Og dette skriver vi for at deres glede kan være fullkommen.
OTB
Vi skriver dette for at vår glede kan være fullkommen.
B1930
Og dette skriver vi forat eders glede kan være fullkommen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 15:11

    I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.

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  • John 16:24

    Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

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  • 2 John 1:12

    I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:24

    Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.

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  • Habakkuk 3:17–18

    Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,

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  • Ephesians 3:19

    of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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  • John 3:29

    The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

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  • Philippians 1:25–26

    Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

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