That which was — Here means, He which was the Word himself; afterwards it means, that which they had heard from him. Which was — Namely, with the Father, 1 John 1:2, before he was manifested. From the beginning — This phrase is sometimes used in a limited sense; but here it properly means from eternity, being equivalent with, "in the beginning," John 1:1. That which we — The apostles. Have not only heard, but seen with our eyes, which we have beheld — Attentively considered on various occasions. Of the Word of life — He is termed the Word, John 1:1; the Life, John 1:4; as he is the living Word of God, who, with the Father and the Spirit, is the fountain of life to all creatures, particularly of spiritual and eternal life.
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1 John 1:1
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;