1 John 1:3

1 John 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That 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.
• New International Version (NIV)We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

Context of 1 John 1:3

1We 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. 2This 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. 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. 4We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy. 5This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.

1 John 1:3 word by word

ὃ ἑωράκαμεν καὶ ἀκηκόαμεν, ἀπαγγέλλομεν καὶ ὑμῖν ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς κοινωνίαν ἔχητε μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν· καὶ ἡ κοινωνία δὲ ἡ ἡμετέρα μετὰ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we have seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• declare weἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• may haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōnia · participationG2842
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• trulyδέde · thenG1161
• ourἡμέτεροςhēmeteros · ourG2251
• fellowshipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 1 John 1:3

• 1 John 1:1We 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.
• Acts 4:20We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.”
• 1 John 1:5This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.
• Psalms 2:7The king proclaims the Lord’s decree: “The Lord said to me, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your Father.
• Psalms 22:22I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among your assembled people.
• Isaiah 66:19I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations.
• John 17:25“O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me.
• Acts 13:32“And now we are here to bring you this Good News. The promise was made to our ancestors,
• Acts 20:27for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.
• 1 Corinthians 15:1Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it.
• Hebrews 2:12For he said to God, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among your assembled people.”
• Acts 2:42All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.
• Romans 15:27They were glad to do this because they feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the spiritual blessings of the Good News from the believers in Jerusalem, they feel the least they can do in return is to help them financially.
• Ephesians 3:6And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.
• Philippians 1:7So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News.
• Philippians 2:1Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate?

Commentaries on 1 John 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3That which we have seen and heard - We deliver nothing by hearsay, nothing by tradition, nothing from conjecture; we have had the fullest certainty of all that we write and preach. That ye also may have fellowship with us - That ye may be preserved from all false doctrine, and have a real participation with us apostles of the grace, peace, love, and life of God, which communion we have with God the Father, who hath loved us, and given his Son Jesus Christ…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you - We announce it, or make it known unto you - referring either to what he purposes to say in this Epistle, or more probably embracing all that he had written respecting him, and supposing that his Gospel was in their hands. He means to call their attention to all the testimony which he had borne on the subject, in order to counteract the errors which began to prevail. That ye may have fellowship with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3What we have seen: The Word of life had, as a human being, revealed God to the apostles. this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son: After the Spirit gave the apostles new life (regenerated them), they entered spiritual fellowship with the Father and the Son. you also may have fellowship with us: Whoever entered into fellowship with the apostles by associating with them while they were alive, or enters now by remaining in their teaching…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. That which we have seen and heard--resumed from 1Jo 1:1, wherein the sentence, being interrupted by 1Jo 1:2, parenthesis, was left incomplete. declare we unto you--Oldest manuscripts add also; unto you also who have not seen or heard Him. that ye also may have fellowship with us--that ye also who have not seen, may have the fellowship with us which we who have seen enjoy; what that fellowship consists in he proceeds to state, "Our fellowship is with…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 1:3

• Apostles
• Communion
• Fellowship
• God
• Testimony
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Jesus Christ
• Deceive
• Fellowship
• Light
• Unction
• Walk

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