Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— Berean Standard Bible 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. Berean Literal Bible and the life was made manifest, and we have seen and bear witness, and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was revealed to us-- King James Bible (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) New King James Version the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us— New American Standard Bible and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was revealed to us— NASB 1995 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us— NASB 1977 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us— Legacy Standard Bible and the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us— Amplified Bible and the Life [an aspect of His being] was manifested, and we have seen [it as eyewitnesses] and testify and declare to you [the Life], the eternal Life who was [already existing] with the Father and was [actually] made visible to us [His followers]— Christian Standard Bible that 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 — Holman Christian Standard Bible that 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— American Standard Version (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); Aramaic Bible in Plain English And The Life was revealed and we perceived and we testify and we proclaim to you the Life Eternal, that which was with The Father and was revealed to us. Contemporary English Version The one who gives life appeared! We saw it happen, and we are witnesses to what we have seen. Now we are telling you about this eternal life that was with the Father and appeared to us. Douay-Rheims Bible For the life was manifested; and we have seen and do bear witness, and declare unto you the life eternal, which was with the Father, and hath appeared to us: English Revised Version (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); GOD'S WORD® Translation This life was revealed to us. We have seen it, and we testify about it. We are reporting to you about this eternal life that was in the presence of the Father and was revealed to us. Good News Translation When this life became visible, we saw it; so we speak of it and tell you about the eternal life which was with the Father and was made known to us. International Standard Version This life was revealed to us, and we have seen it and testify about it. We declare to you this eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us. Literal Standard Version and the Life appeared, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the continuous Life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us— Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible for the life was made visible; we have seen it and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was made visible to us— NET Bible and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us). New Revised Standard Version this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us— New Heart English Bible (and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us); Webster's Bible Translation (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and testify, and show to you that eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;) Weymouth New Testament the Life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness, and we declare unto you the Life of the Ages which was with the Father and was manifested to us-- World English Bible (and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us); Young's Literal Translation and the Life was manifested, and we have seen, and do testify, and declare to you the Life, the age-during, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us -- Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Word of Life1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. 2And 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. 3We 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.… Cross References John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. John 15:27 And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning. John 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. John 19:35 The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. 1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands--this is the Word of life. Treasury of Scripture (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;) the life. 1 John 5:11,20 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son… John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. John 11:25,26 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: … was manifested. 1 John 3:5,8 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin… Romans 16:25,26 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, … 1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. and bear. John 15:27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. John 21:14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. Acts 1:22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection. shew. 1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. that eternal. John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. which was. Proverbs 8:22-30 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old… John 1:1,2,18 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. Jump to Previous Age-During Ages Appeared Bear Clear Declare Eternal Life Manifest Manifested Proclaim Revealed Shew Show Testify Witness WitnessingJump to Next Age-During Ages Appeared Bear Clear Declare Eternal Life Manifest Manifested Proclaim Revealed Shew Show Testify Witness Witnessing1 John 1 1. He describes the person of Christ, in whom we have eternal life, by a communion with God;5. to which we must adjoin by walking in the light. Verse 2. - Parenthetical. The main thought of verses 1 and 3 is, "We declare to you a Being both eternal and yet seen and known by us." That of verse 2 is, "This Being, in his character of the Life, became visible, and in him are centered all the relations between God and man." Quite in St. John's style, verse 2 takes up and develops a portion of verse 1, using its last word as the basis of a new departure (comp. John 1:14; ἐφανερώθη gives the same fact as σάρξ ἐγένετο from another point of view). Became flesh is the fact in itself; the incarnation of the Λόγος. "Was manifested" is the fact in reference to mankind; their admission to the knowledge of it. The union of "see" with "bear witness" recalls John 19:35; and here, again, verse 2 resumes and develops part of verse 1. Have seen sums up the four verbs in verse 1; for in all languages sight is used of experience generally. Bear witness and declare carries us a stage further - the communication of the experience. It is doubtful whether τὴν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον is the object of all four verbs or of ἀπαγγέλλομεν only. Note the double article: the life, the eternal life. The Epistle begins and ends with this theme (1 John 5:20). (For ἥτις and πρός, cf. John 8:53; John 1:1.) Which indeed (as all must know) was with the rather. The verse ends as it began, but not with a mere repetition; the Life was manifested, and in particular to us. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [this is] the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. life ζωὴ (zōē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life. that was revealed; ἐφανερώθη (ephanerōthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5319: To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent. we have seen [it] ἑωράκαμεν (heōrakamen) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. testified [to it], μαρτυροῦμεν (martyroumen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. we proclaim ἀπαγγέλλομεν (apangellomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 518: To report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare. From apo and the base of aggelos; to announce. to you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. eternal αἰώνιον (aiōnion) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 166: From aion; perpetual. life ζωὴν (zōēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life. that ἥτις (hētis) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3748: Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. with πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father Πατέρα (Patera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. was revealed ἐφανερώθη (ephanerōthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5319: To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent. to us. ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. 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