1 John 1:2 “And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified…”

1 John 1:2

And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

World English Bible

(and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);

American Standard Version

(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us);

Geneva Bible 1599

(For that life was made manifest, and wee haue seene it, and beare witnes, and shewe vnto you that eternall life, which was with the Father, and was made manifest vnto vs)

Darby Translation

(and the life has been manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and has been manifested to us:)

Young's Literal Translation

and the Life was manifested, and we have seen, and do testify, and declare to you the Life, the age-during, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us —

Bible in Basic English

(And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);

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Cross references

“the life”

1 John 5:20 John 1:4 John 14:6 1 John 5:11 John 11:25 John 11:26

1 John 5:20 · BSB

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

John 1:4 · BSB

In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 14:6 · BSB

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

1 John 5:11 · BSB

And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

John 11:25 · BSB

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

John 11:26 · BSB

And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

“was manifested”

1 Timothy 3:16 1 John 3:8 Titus 1:2 1 John 3:5 2 Timothy 1:10 Romans 16:25

1 Timothy 3:16 · BSB

By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in…

1 John 3:8 · BSB

The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

Titus 1:2 · BSB

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

1 John 3:5 · BSB

But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

2 Timothy 1:10 · BSB

And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

Romans 16:25 · BSB

Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past

“and bear”

John 15:27 Acts 3:15 John 21:14 Acts 1:22 Acts 2:32 Acts 5:32

John 15:27 · BSB

And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

Acts 3:15 · BSB

You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.

John 21:14 · BSB

This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.

Acts 1:22 · BSB

beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

Acts 2:32 · BSB

God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.

Acts 5:32 · BSB

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

“that eternal”

John 17:3

John 17:3 · BSB

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

“which was”

Galatians 4:4 John 1:18 John 3:13 John 7:29 John 8:38 John 16:28

Galatians 4:4 · BSB

But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

John 1:18 · BSB

No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

John 3:13 · BSB

No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

John 7:29 · BSB

but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”

John 8:38 · BSB

I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”

John 16:28 · BSB

I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”

Also

1 John 1:1

1 John 1:1 · BSB

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.

3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

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