1 John 1:4

Yes, we write these things to you so that our joy may be fulfilled.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

3that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us; indeed, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

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

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Cross References

John 3:29He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and hears him, has great joy at the bridegroom's voice. So this my joy has been fulfilled.

John 16:24Until now you have not asked anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

Ephesians 3:19and 3) to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge—so that you may be fulfilled into all the fullness of God.

1 John 2:1My dear children, I am writing these things to you so that you not sin; if someone does sin, we have an Advocate in the Father's presence, 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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