KJV King James Version
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;
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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;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
WEB World English Bible
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life
ASV American Standard Version
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we did behold, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of the Life—
Surrounding context — 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;
2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen [it], and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
3 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.
4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὋG3739 · hos, hēwhichἦνG1510 · eimito beἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromἀρχῆς,G746 · archēbeginningὃG3739 · hos, hēwhichἀκηκόαμεν,G191 · akouōto hearὃG3739 · hos, hēwhichἑωράκαμενG3708 · horaōto see: seeτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀφθαλμοῖςG3788 · ophthalmoseyeἡμῶν,G3165 · memeὃG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐθεασάμεθαG2300 · theaomaito look atκαὶG2532 · kaiandαἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoχεῖρεςG5495 · cheirhandἡμῶνG3165 · memeἐψηλάφησανG5584 · psēlaphaōto touchπερὶG4012 · periaboutτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγουG3056 · logoswordτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoζωῆς·G2222 · zōēlife
Cross-references
Acts 4:20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.John 20:27Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust [it] into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.1 John 4:14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.John 1:1-18In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Luke 24:39Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.John 5:26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;John 8:58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.2 Peter 1:16-18For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.1 John 1:2-3(For the life was manifested, and we have seen [it], and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)Revelation 1:17-18And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:Revelation 1:8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.John 19:35And he that saw [it] bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.Acts 1:3To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:Revelation 19:13And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.Revelation 2:8And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;Micah 5:2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.Proverbs 8:22-31The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.Isaiah 41:4Who hath wrought and done [it], calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I [am] he.
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