1 John 1:1

He who was from the beginning, whom we have heard, whom we have seen with our eyes, upon whom we have gazed, and whom our hands have certainly touched: He is the Word of Life.

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In The 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;

In Context

2And that Life has been made manifest. And we have seen, and we testify, and we announce to you: the Eternal Life, who was with the Father, and who appeared to us.

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Cross References

Isaiah 41:4Who has worked and accomplished these things, calling to the generations from the beginning? “It is I, the Lord! I am the first and the last.”

Luke 1:2just as they have been handed on to those of us who from the beginning saw the same and were ministers of the word,

John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word.

John 8:58Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I am.”

John 20:27Next, he said to Thomas: “Look at my hands, and place your finger here; and bring your hand close, and place it at my side. And do not choose to be unbelieving, but faithful.”

Acts 4:20For we are unable to refrain from speaking the things that we have seen and heard.”

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