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We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.
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Faith Founded on Fact
John grounds the Christian faith in verifiable history, not abstract philosophy. Multiple commentators, especially Charles Spurgeon, emphasize that the apostles were eyewitnesses who physically saw Jesus live, die, and rise again. This apostolic testimony provides a solid, undeniable foundation for believing that the Father sent the Son.
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1 John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And we have seen. See Barnes' notes on 1 John 1:1.
And do testify. See Barnes' notes on 1 John 1:3…
We have beheld (τεθεαμεθα). Perfect middle of θεαομα as in verse 12, though the aorist in 1:1; John 1:14 (εθεασαμεθα). …
19th Century
Anglican
THE PERFECT LOVE THE SUREST TEST (1 John 4:7–21).
Fraternal love the necessary product of the true knowledge of God…
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Baptist
We have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
John saw him live, and saw him die, and saw…
To whom does the “we” refer in the statement “we have seen and testify”? It certainly refers to all those, especially the apostles, who had direct …
16th Century
Protestant
And we have seen He now explains the other part of the knowledge of God, which we have referred to: that he communicates himself to us in …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And we have seen, and do testify This seems to be particularly said of the apostles, who had a clear discerning of t…
The Father sent the Son; He willed His coming into this world. The apostle attests to this. And whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son o…
