1 John 1:1 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

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;

Commentaries

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century

Southern Baptist

19th Century

That which (ο). Strictly speaking, the neuter relative here is not personal, but the me age "concerning the Word of life" (περ του…

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

That which was from the beginning. There can be no doubt that the reference here is to the Lord Jesus Christ, or the Word that was made flesh

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The Exordium (1 John 1:1–4).

OBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THE APOSTOLIC PREACHING: The setting forth of the hist…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

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,…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century

The reader is clearly pointed back to Jn 1:1—“In the beginning was the Word”—and from there to Ge 1:1—“In the beginning God”—with this difference: …

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

He shows, first, that life has been exhibited to us in Christ. As this is an incomparable good, it ought to rouse and inflame all our powers with a…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

That which was from the beginning
By which is meant not the Gospel, as if the apostle's design was to a ert the anti…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

That e ential Good, that uncreated Excellence, which had been from the beginning, from eternity, as equal with the Father, and which finally appear…

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