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We write (γραφομεν ημεις). Literary plural present active indicative of γραφω, which see in the singular in 2:12-14.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
And these things write we unto you. These things concern Him who was manifested in the flesh, and the results which flow from that.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The Exordium (1 John 1:1–4).
- OBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THE APOSTOLIC PREACHING: The setting forth of the hist…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, an…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The author links his concern for his readers to his own standing as an apostolic witness. Their obedience will result in the completion of “joy” (G…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
That your joy may be full. By "full joy," he expresses more clearly the complete and perfect happiness that we obtain through the Gospel; …
John Gill
JohnGill
And these things write we unto you
Concerning the deity and eternity of Christ, the Word and concerning the truth of…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
That essential Good, that uncreated Excellence, which had been from the beginning, from eternity, as equal with the Father, and which finally appea…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson