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

2(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); 3that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ: and these things we write, that our joy may be fulfilled. 5And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

1 John 1:4 word by word

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

• andκαίkai · andG2532
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• weἡμεῖςhēmeis · weG2249
• writeγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• fulfilledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137

Cross-references for 1 John 1:4

• Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
• Habakkuk 3:17For though the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
• John 15:11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be fulfilled.
• John 16:24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be fulfilled.
• 2 Corinthians 1:24Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
• Ephesians 3:19and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.
• Philippians 1:25And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith;
• 2 John 1:12Having many things to write unto you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be fulfilled.

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