1 John 1:4
And this we write to you, so that you may rejoice, and so that your joy may be full.
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In The King James Version
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, and my soul will exult in my God. For he has clothed me with the vestments of salvation, and he has wrapped me in the clothing of justice, like a groom arrayed with a crown, and like a bride adorned with her jewels.
John 3:29He who holds the bride is the groom. But the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to Him, rejoices joyfully at the voice of the groom. And so, this, my joy, has been fulfilled.
John 16:24Until now, you have not requested anything in my name. Ask, and you shall receive, so that your joy may be full.
Ephesians 3:19of the charity of Christ, and even be able to know that which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
1 John 2:1My little sons, this I write to you, so that you may not sin. But if anyone has sinned, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Just One.
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 →