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that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
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Fellowship's Two Tiers
John invites readers into fellowship "with us," the apostles. Commentators like Charles Spurgeon and the Expositor's Bible Commentary highlight this isn't the final goal. This initial fellowship, based on the apostles' eyewitness testimony of Jesus, is the essential gateway to the ultimate fellowship: a direct, shared life "with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ."
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1 John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you. We announce it, or make it known to you—referring either to what he purposes to say…
That which we have seen (ο εωρακαμεν). Third use of this form (verses 1,2,3), this time resumption after the parenthesis in verse …
19th Century
Anglican
The Exordium (1 John 1:1–4).
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Baptist
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you.
See how he does hammer this nail, as if he will drive it firmly! How he ring…
This verse introduces the purpose of the letter: “that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son…
16th Century
Protestant
That which we have seen. He now repeats for the third time the words seen and heard, so that nothing might be lacking re…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That which we have seen and heard This is repeated, both to confirm and illustrate what had been before said, and to…
That essential Good, that uncreated Excellence, which had been from the beginning, from eternity, as equal with the Father, and which finally appea…
