Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Read the Bible

New Living Translation

1 John 1:4

We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Testimony;   Word of God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Grace;   Joy;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jesus christ;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Fellowship;   Testimony;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pre-Existence of Jesus Christ;   Resurrection of Christ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fellowship;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - John, the Epistles of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jesus Christ;   John, the Letters of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - John, Epistles of;   John, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Fellowship (2);   Fulfilment;   God;   John Epistles of;   Profession;   Transfiguration (2);   Witness (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Fellowship,;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Walking;   Smith Bible Dictionary - John, the First Epistle General of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - John, the Epistles of;   Life;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for March 20;   Every Day Light - Devotion for November 11;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
We write these things to you so that you can be full of joy with us.
Revised Standard Version
And we are writing this that our joy may be complete.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And this write we vnto you that oure ioye maye be full.
Hebrew Names Version
And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.
New American Standard Bible
These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete.
New Century Version
We write this to you so we may be full of joy.
Update Bible Version
and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.
Webster's Bible Translation
And these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.
World English Bible
And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And these things write we to you, that your joy may be full.
Weymouth's New Testament
And we write these things in order that our joy may be made complete.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And we writen this thing to you, that ye haue ioye, and that youre ioye be ful.
English Revised Version
and these things we write, that our joy may be fulfilled.
Berean Standard Bible
We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
Contemporary English Version
We are writing to tell you these things, because this makes us truly happy.
Amplified Bible
We are writing these things to you so that our joy [in seeing you included] may be made complete [by having you share in the joy of salvation].
American Standard Version
and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.
Bible in Basic English
And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.
Complete Jewish Bible
We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
Darby Translation
And these things write we to you that your joy may be full.
International Standard Version
We are writing these thingsthese things to you">[fn] so that ouryour">[fn] joy may be full.John 15:11; 16:24; 2 John 1:1:12;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And these write we unto you, that our joy which is in you may be complete.
Murdock Translation
And these things we write to you, that our joy in you may be complete.
King James Version (1611)
And these things write we vnto you, that your ioy may be full.
New Life Bible
We are writing this to you so our joy may be full.
New Revised Standard
We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
English Standard Version
And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And these thinges write we vnto you, that that your ioy may be full.
George Lamsa Translation
And these things we write to you, that our joy in you may be complete.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, these things, are we writing, in order that, our joy, may be made full.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And these things we write to you, that you may rejoice and your joy may be full.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And this write we vnto you, that your ioy may be full,
Good News Translation
We write this in order that our joy may be complete.
Christian Standard Bible®
We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
King James Version
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
Lexham English Bible
And these things we write, in order that our joy may be complete.
Literal Translation
And we write these things to you, that your joy may be full.
Young's Literal Translation
and these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And this wryte we vnto you, that youre ioye maye be full.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and these things write we unto you, that our joy may be perfect.
New English Translation
Thus we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
New King James Version
And these things we write to you that your [fn] joy may be full.
Simplified Cowboy Version
This is what your life has longed for and your participation is what our life longs for.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete.

Contextual Overview

1 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. 2 This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Isaiah 61:10, Habakkuk 3:17, Habakkuk 3:18, John 15:11, John 16:24, 2 Corinthians 1:24, Ephesians 3:19, Philippians 1:25, Philippians 1:26, 2 John 1:12

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:12 - And ye Proverbs 29:6 - but Song of Solomon 2:3 - I sat Matthew 10:2 - John John 17:13 - that John 20:30 - General Philippians 2:2 - Fulfil Philippians 2:28 - and that 2 Timothy 1:4 - filled 1 John 2:1 - these 1 John 2:12 - write 1 John 5:13 - have I

Cross-References

Genesis 1:10
God called the dry ground "land" and the waters "seas." And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:12
The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:18
to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:25
God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:31
Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
I thought, "Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
Ecclesiastes 11:7
Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And these things write we unto you,.... Concerning the deity and eternity of Christ, the Word and concerning the truth of his humanity, and the manifestation of him in the flesh; and concerning that eternal life and salvation which is declared in the Gospel to be in him; and concerning the saints' fellowship one with another, and with God the Father, and with Jesus Christ:

that your joy may be full; meaning either their spiritual joy in this life, which has Christ for its object, and is increased by the consideration of his proper deity, his incarnation and mediation by a view of free justification by his righteousness, and atonement by his blood; by a sight of his glorious person by faith, and by intimate communion with him, and a discovery of his love, which passeth knowledge: and which joy, when it is large, and very great, may, in a comparative sense, be said to be full, though not absolutely so, and being as much as can well be enjoyed in this state; and nothing can more contribute to it than a declaration of the above things in the Gospel, and an experimental acquaintance with them, and enjoyment of them: or else it may intend the joy of the saints in the world to come, in the presence of Christ, where are fulness of joy, and pleasures for evermore; and so may express the ultimate glory and happiness of God's people, which is the chief end, as of his purposes, promises, and covenant, so of the Gospel, and the declaration of it. The Syriac version renders it, "that our joy, which is in you, may be full"; it is the joy of the ministers of the word, when the saints are established in the faith of Christ's person and offices, and have communion with him, with which view they declare him, and bear record of him. Some copies read, our joy.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And these things write we unto you - These things respecting him who was manifested in the flesh, and respecting the results which flow from that.

That your joy may be full - This is almost the same language which the Saviour used when addressing his disciples as he was about to leave them, John 15:11; and there can be little doubt that John had that declaration in remembrance when he uttered this remark. See the notes at that passage. The sense here is, that full and clear views of the Lord Jesus, and the fellowship with him and with each other, which would follow from that, would be a source of happiness. Their joy would be complete if they had that; for their real happiness was to be found in their Saviour. The best editions of the Greek Testament now read “your joy,” instead of the common reading “our joy.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 John 1:4. That your joy may be full. — Ye have already tasted that the Lord is good; but I am now going to show you the height of your Christian calling, that your happiness may be complete, being thoroughly cleansed from all sin, and filled with the fulness of God.


 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile