1 John 1:4

And we write these things to you, so that our joy may be made full.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

In Context

3what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that ye also may have fellowship with us. Even also our fellowship with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

5And this is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

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Cross References

Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in LORD. My soul shall be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride

John 3:29He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This therefore my joy is fulfilled.

John 16:24Until now ye have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and ye will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

Ephesians 3:19and to become aware of the love of the Christ, which transcends knowledge, so that ye may be filled in all the fullness of God.

1 John 2:1My little children, I write these things to you so that ye may not sin. And if any man does sin, we have an advocate with the Father--righteous Jesus Christ.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 1:2-5

First John Though the continued tradition of the church attests that this epistle came from John the apostle, yet we may observe some other evidence that will confirm (or with some perhaps even outweigh) the certainty of that tradition. It should seem that the penman was one of the apostolical college by the sensible palpable assurance he had of the truth of the Mediator's person in his human nature: That which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled,… Read the whole commentary →

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