Introduction
1 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. 2 This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.
1 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. 2 This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.
John writing to his audience in the first verse in reminding them of the one whom they had known, who existed in from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen: Jesus who was the Word of God, who came down from heaven, and whom the Apostles had witnessed first hand, having heard and seen him being with him for his 3 years ministry. John writes to establish that He (Jesus) is the Word of life. (God is life, and the Word that came from him also was of life).
In the second verse, This one is the life (Spiritual life / Bread from Heaven ) itself was revealed to us (through flesh being born in flesh named Jesus) and we have seen him. And we testify and procliam to you that he is the one who is eternal life. (Jesus) was (as the Word first) with the Father, and then he was revealed to us.
In the third verse John goes on to say, We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard (Testimony of being with Jesus), so that you may have fellowship with us. And our Fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son, Jesus Christ (Did you know that?)
The reason for John writing to these believers, little children, beloved in his day in age, was to write these things so that they may be able to fully share the Apostles joy, that is always found in fellowshiping with the Father, and with His Son.
In the second verse, This one is the life (Spiritual life / Bread from Heaven ) itself was revealed to us (through flesh being born in flesh named Jesus) and we have seen him. And we testify and procliam to you that he is the one who is eternal life. (Jesus) was (as the Word first) with the Father, and then he was revealed to us.
In the third verse John goes on to say, We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard (Testimony of being with Jesus), so that you may have fellowship with us. And our Fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son, Jesus Christ (Did you know that?)
The reason for John writing to these believers, little children, beloved in his day in age, was to write these things so that they may be able to fully share the Apostles joy, that is always found in fellowshiping with the Father, and with His Son.
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