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First Epistle of John (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 19:35, October 5, 2009
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|That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
|That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
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|This is the way it was from the beginning: what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, and what we have observed and handled with regard to the word which gives life.
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|I've understood "zohs" to be a genitive of origin.
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|(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;)
|(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;)
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|That life was made crystal clear, and we have seen it; now we affirm our creed and proclaim to you that life eternal which was with the Father and has been revealed to us.
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|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.
|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.
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|What we have seen and heard, we in turn proclaim to you, so that you can share in community with us. And our communion is with the Father and with His son, Jesus Christ.
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|And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
|And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
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|We are writing this letter to you with the intent of perfecting your joy.
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|This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
|This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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|Concerning the word of life, we have heard this message which we now proclaim to you: "God is light and darkness has no place in Him whatsoever!"
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