1 John 1:4

And these things we + 1:4 Shlichim write, that the simcha of us may be made shleimah.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 what we have heard, we proclaim also to you, that you also may have deveykus (attachment to G-d) with us + 1:3 Shlichim of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and our deveykus (attachment to G-d) is with HaAv and with the Zun foon Der Oybershter, Moshiach Yehoshua/Yeshua.

5And this is the Besuras HaGeulah which we have heard from Him and which we proclaim to you, that Hashem is Ohr (Light), and in Him choshech there is not any at all.

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Cross References

Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in Hashem, 1 my nefesh shall be joyful in Elohai; 1 for He hath clothed me with the Bigdei Yesha (Garments of Salvation), 1 He hath covered me with Me'il Tzedakah (the Robe of Righteousness) 1 like a Choson arrays himself with splendor, 1 and like a Kallah adorneth herself with her jewels. 1

John 3:29The one having the Kallah (bride) is the Choson (Bridegroom), + 3:29 i.e., Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach but the Shoshvin (the Chosonʼs best man), the one having stood and hearing him with simcha, rejoices because of the kol (voice) of the Choson (Bridegroom). Therefore, this simcha of mine has been made sheleimah (complete).

John 16:24Until now you did not ask anything b'Shem of me. Ask and you will receive that the simcha of you may be shleimah.

Ephesians 3:19And to have da'as of the ahavah of Moshiach, which ahavah surpasses da'as, in order that you may be filled to all the melo (plentitude) of Hashem.

1 John 2:1My yeladim, these things I write to you so that you do not commit averos. And if anyone does commit averos, a Melitz Yosher (Advocate) we have with HaAv, Yehoshua/Yeshua, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach the Tzaddik.

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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