1 John 1:4

1 John 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
• New International Version (NIV)We write this to make our joy complete.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.

Context of 1 John 1:4

2that life was revealed, and we have seen it and we testify and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us — 3what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that you may also have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. 5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him. 6If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth.

1 John 1:4 word by word

καὶ ταῦτα γράφομεν ἡμεῖς ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ἡμῶν ᾖ πεπληρωμένη.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• write weγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• joyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• may beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• fullπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137

Cross-references for 1 John 1:4

• Isaiah 61:10I rejoice greatly in the Lord, I exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a groom wears a turban and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
• Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the flocks disappear from the pen and there are no herds in the stalls,
• John 15:11“I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.
• John 16:24Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
• 2 Corinthians 1:24I do not mean that we lord it over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand firm in your faith.
• Ephesians 3:19and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
• Philippians 1:25Since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
• 2 John 1:12Though I have many things to write to you, I don’t want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face so that our joy may be complete.

Commentaries on 1 John 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4That your joy may be full - Ye have already tasted that the Lord is good; but I am now going to show you the height of your Christian calling, that your happiness may be complete, being thoroughly cleansed from all sin, and filled with the fullness of God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And these things write we unto you - These things respecting him who was manifested in the flesh, and respecting the results which flow from that. That your joy may be full - This is almost the same language which the Saviour used when addressing his disciples as he was about to leave them, John 15:11; and there can be little doubt that John had that declaration in remembrance when he uttered this remark. See the notes at that passage. The sense here is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4so that our joy may be complete: The joy that the apostles have comes from their fellowship with God the Father and the Son (1:3). Those John is writing to will share this joy when they also enter into this close relationship with God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. these things--and none other, namely, this whole Epistle. write we unto you--Some oldest manuscripts omit "unto you," and emphasize "we." Thus the antithesis is between "we" (apostles and eye-witnesses) and "your." We write thus that your joy may be full. Other oldest manuscripts and versions read "OUR joy," namely, that our joy may be filled full by bringing you also into fellowship with the Father and Son. (Compare Joh 4:36, end; Php 2:2, "Fulfil ye…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 1:4

• Joy
• Testimony
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Deceive
• Fellowship
• Light
• Unction
• Walk
• John, the Epistles of
• John, the First Epistle General of

Commentaries on 1 John 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings