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What we have seen and [ourselves] heard, we are also telling you, so that you too may [a]realize and enjoy fellowship as partners and partakers with us. And [this] fellowship that we have [which is a [b]distinguishing mark of Christians] is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

And we are now writing these things to you so that our joy [in seeing you included] may be full [and [c]your joy may be complete].

And this is the message [the message of [d]promise] which we have heard from Him and now are reporting to you: God is Light, and there is no darkness in Him at all [[e]no, not in any way].

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 1:3 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament.
  2. 1 John 1:3 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament.
  3. 1 John 1:4 Many ancient manuscripts read “your joy.”
  4. 1 John 1:5 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament.
  5. 1 John 1:5 Literal translation.

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