1 John 1:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

1 John 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you - We announce it, or make it known unto you - referring either to what he purposes to say in this Epistle, or more probably embracing all tha...
1 John 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, (2) that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (2) The use of this...
1 John 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Author's Purpose. The writer is concerned with the HYPERLINK "file:///Vord" of life. Life, which from the beginning had been contained in the Word, found at length in Jesus a manifestation to w...
1 John 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

declare . Same as "shew", 1 John 1:2 . that . in order that. Greek. hina . fellowship . See 1 Corinthians 1:9 . Son . App-108. Jesus Christ . App-98.
1 John 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3 That which we have seen. He now repeats the third time the words, seen and heard, that nothing might be wanting as to the real certainty of his doctrine. And it ought to be carefully...
1 John 1:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2430 THE BENEFITS ARISING FROM FAITH IN CHRIST 1 John 1:1-3 . That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and...
1 John 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
1 John 1:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

That ye also may have fellowship, &c.— According to the scriptures, every man who, to the best of his power, follows the true doctrines of the apostles, and through grace acts according to thei...
1 John 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
1 John 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Fellowship with God in Light 1. Observe the grammatical form of 1 John 1:1-3 . In 1 John 1:1 a sentence is begun which, interrupted by the parenthesis in 1 John 1:2 , is continued in 1 John 1...
1 John 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

[ 1. The Exordium ( 1 John 1:1-4 ). (1) OBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THE APOSTOLIC PREACHING: The setting forth of the historical Christ for the spread of human fellowship with the Father and the Son (...
1 John 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Fellowship in the Light 1 John 1:1-10 As the aged Apostle began to write he was living over again his first happy experiences with the Savior. He heard the voice, saw the person, touched the ve...
1 John 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is possibly the last apostolic message to the whole Church. It is complementary to the Gospel of John. Its subject is fellowship with God, into which believers are introduced through their union...
1 John 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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; (2) (For the life was manifested,...
1 John 1:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

MESSAGE OF THE CHURCH ‘The life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us; that whi...
1 John 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

That which we have seen and heard ,.... This is repeated, both to confirm and illustrate what had been before said, and to carry on the discourse to what follows: declare we unto you ; in the mini...
1 John 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 3. Declare we u...
1 John 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

That which we have seen Him, I say, of whom we have such infallible knowledge, or that which we have seen and heard from him and of him; declare we to you For this end; that ye also may have fel...
1 John 1:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Unlike his second and third epistles, this first from John's pen waits for no salutation, but more like Paul's to the Hebrews, immediately begins with a precious declaration of the glory of the Perso...
1 John 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostolic Testimony. A. D. 80. 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, w...
1 John 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He now proceeds with what he intended, not only professing to testify most certainly known things, (which he further with great earnestness inculcates), but declaring also the end of this testimony;...
1 John 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Word of Life Declared ( 1 John 1:1-4 ). ‘That which was (imperfect) from the beginning, that which we have heard (perfect), that which we have seen (perfect) with our eyes, that which we behel...
1 John 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE FELLOWSHIPS OF THE HOLY LIFE CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 John 1:1-4 are introductory, and may be compared with the prologue of the gospel by St. John. The subject of the epistle is “t...
1 John 1:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 John 1:1-6 The Ground of Christian Ethics. I. St. John begins with speaking of that which he saw, and heard, and handled. Those who read his letter could have no doubt that he was referring to...
1 John 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 John 1:1 . 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; The fact that Ch...
1 John 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 John 1:1 . That which was from the beginning. We have before observed that the neuter gender is often preferred by the Greeks, and with great propriety, when speaking of the Divinity. L'ETRE Su...
1 John 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 John 1:1-62 1. THE INTRODUCTION . It declares the writer's authority, based on personal experience; announces the subject-matter of his Gospel, to which this Epistle forms...
1 John 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Christ's Person and Office. Concerning the person of Christ:
1 John 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:30 ; 1 Corinthians 1:9 ; 1 Corinthians 15:1 ; 1 John 1:1 ; 1 John 1:5 ; 1 John 1:7 ; 1 John 2:23 ; 1 John 2:24 ; 1 John 5:10 ; 1 John 5:11 ; 1 Peter 5:1 ; 1 Thessalonians...
1 John 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Christ Chapter 1 John 1:2-10 ; 1 John 2:1-2 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is a striking similarity between the opening verses of the first chapter of the Gospel of John and the first chapter o...
1 John 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

That which we have seen and heard — Of him and from him. Declare we to you — For this end. That ye also may have fellowship with us — May enjoy the same fellowship which we enjoy. And truly our fel...

1 John 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 John 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 John 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 John 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 1:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 John 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 John 1:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 John 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 John 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 John 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 John 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 John 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 John 1:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 John 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 John 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 John 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 John 1:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 John 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 John 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 John 1:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 John 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 John 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 John 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 John 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 John 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 John 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes