Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
1 John 1:4
That your joy may be full] RV 'that our joy may be fulfilled.' 'Fellowship with Christ and with the brethren is the measure of the fulness of joy' (Westcott).
That your joy may be full] RV 'that our joy may be fulfilled.' 'Fellowship with Christ and with the brethren is the measure of the fulness of joy' (Westcott).
1 JOHN 1:4 h`mei/j {B} Although the reading u`mi/n is widely supported (Ac C K L almost all minuscules vg syrp, h, pal copsa, bo arm eth), a majority of the Committee preferred h`mei/j because of the...
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 complet...
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 l...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE LIFE MANIFESTED CHAPTER 1:1-4 The opening verses of this Epistle are very precious and are the key to the whole Epistle. Three Scriptures speak of what was in the beg...
THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE. The writer is concerned with the HYPERLINK "file:///Vord" of life. Life, which from the beginning had been contained in the Word, found at length in Jesus a manifestation to whic...
What we are telling you about is that which was from the beginning, that which we heard, that which we saw with our eyes, that which we gazed upon, and which our hands touched. It is about the word of...
THE PASTOR'S AIM (1 John 1:1-4)...
FULL. fulfilled or filled full. App-125. Compare John 15:11; John 16:24....
1 John 1:1-4. The Introduction That the first four verses are introductory is generally admitted. They are analogous to the first eighteen verses of the Gospel and to the first three verses of the Re...
_these things write we_ These words apply to the whole Epistle, of which he here states the purpose, just as in John 20:31 he states the purpose of the Gospel. Both -write" and -we" are emphatic: it i...
1 John 1:1-4. THE INTRODUCTION The first four verses are introductory. They are analogous to the first eighteen verses of the Gospel, and to the first three of the Revelation. Like the Prologue to the...
4. ἩΜΕΙ͂Σ ([424][425][426]) for ὑμῖν ([427][428][429]). ἩΜΩ͂Ν ([430][431][432]) for ὑμῶν ([433][434]). [424] 4th century. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the monastery of S. Catherine on Mount Si...
ΤΑΎΤΑ _пот. pl. от_ ΟΎΤΟΣ (G3778) этот; "эти вещи". Ссылка на все содержание письма (Brooke; Marshall), или на послание апостола в ст. 1-3 (Westcott). ΓΡΆΦΟΜΕΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΓΡΆΦΩ (G1125) пис...
THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL.— "That the divine life may be so improved in your souls, and your meetness for the heavenly inheritance may be so apparent, and so advanced, that your joy may, as far as pos...
HEREBY WE KNOW PART I Prologue of I John 1 John 1:1-7 Life is Fellowship with God Who is Light Chapter I _GOD IN A TEST TUBE_ The Prologue 1 John 1:1-4 A. _The Text_ That which was from the beg...
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. THESE THINGS - and none other: this whole letter. WRITE ME UNTO YOU. 'Aleph (') B have [ heemeis (G2249)] "we" for [ humin (G5213)] "u...
1 The ministry of John is based upon his personal acquaintance with the Lord in the flesh. Indeed, this was the prime qualification of all the twelve apostles (Act_1:21). They were to bear witness to...
John wrote this letter as if he were an agent for all those other witnesses. ‘These things’ are all that is in the letter. He writes so that both he and the readers may have much joy. It would give th...
HOW CAN I BE SURE? 1 JOHN _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS LETTER 1. THE WRITER The letter does not tell us who wrote it. The tradition is that John is the author. John was an *apostle. He was one of...
[1. The Exordium (1 John 1:1). (1) OBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THE APOSTOLIC PREACHING: The setting forth of the historical Christ for the spread of human fellowship with the Father and the Son (1 John 1...
CHAPTER 2 THE CONNECTION OF THE EPISTLE WITH THE GOSPEL OF ST. JOHN 1 John 1:4 FROM the wholesale burning of books at Ephesus, as a consequence of awakened convictions, the most pregnant of all comm...
The Preface. “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we beheld and our hands felt, concerning the Word of Life and the Life was manifested, and...
ἡμεῖς, clearly the editorial plural. The reading ὑμῶν seems at the first glance more attractive than ἡμῶν as evincing a generous solicitude on the part of the Apostle for the highest good of his reade...
FELLOWSHIP IN THE LIGHT 1 John 1:1 As the aged Apostle began to write he was living over again his first happy experiences with the Savior. He heard the voice, saw the person, touched the very body i...
This is possibly the last apostolic message to the whole Church. It is complementary to the Gospel of John. Its subject is fellowship with God, into which believers are introduced through their union...
DEVELOPING A FELLOWSHIP WITH JOHN, THE FATHER AND HIS SON After the parenthetical thoughts of verse 2, John resumed the thoughts of verse 1 by emphasizing again his position as an eyewitness. It appea...
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (2) (For the life was manifested,...
_FULNESS OF JOY_ ‘These things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.’ 1 John 1:4 St. John gives in our text his reason for writing the Epistle. The Apostle, who lay on the breast of the Mas...
4_That your joy may be full _By full joy, he expresses more clearly the complete and perfect happiness which we obtain through the Gospel; at the same time he reminds the faithful where they ought to...
The Epistle of John has a peculiar character. It is eternal life manifested in Jesus, and imparted to us the life which was with the Father, and which is in the Son. It is in this life that believers...
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 e...
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. Ver. 4. _And these things write we_] Out of the Scriptures, those wells of salvation, draw we waters with joy, Isaiah 12:4, suck these b...
_That which we have seen_ Him, I say, of whom we have such infallible knowledge, or that which we have seen and heard from him and of him; _declare we to you_ For this end; _that ye also may have fell...
THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL; by your being thus brought into full fellowship with God and Christ. The religion of Christ is benevolent, leading all who enjoy its benefits to desire that others should en...
CHRIST'S PERSON AND OFFICE. Concerning the person of Christ:...
AND THESE THING'S WRITE WE UNTO YOU THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL. The apostle here announces the topic, or subject matter, of his letter: Jesus Christ, the eternal Word, became flesh for the salvation of...
Unlike his second and third epistles, this first from John's pen waits for no salutation, but more like Paul's to the Hebrews, immediately begins with a precious declaration of the glory of the Person...
1-4 That essential Good, that uncreated Excellence, which had been from the beginning, from eternity, as equal with the Father, and which at length appeared in human nature for the salvation of sinne...
Not insipid, spiritless, empty, as carnal joy is, apt through the deficiency of its cause to admit of intermingled qualms; but lively and vigorous, 3 JOHN 1:12, well grounded, 1 THESSALONIANS 16:24, s...
1 John 1:4 And G2532 things G5023 write G1125 (G5719) you G5213 that G2443 your G5216 joy G5479 be...
THE WORD OF LIFE DECLARED (1 JOHN 1:1). ‘That which was (imperfect) from the beginning, that which we have heard (perfect), that which we have seen (perfect) with our eyes, that which we beheld (aoris...
The apostle introduces this catholic Epistle by a compendious description of the object, nature, and design of the apostolical announcement concerning the Incarnate Word of life. Its object is the Ete...
WE WRITE (γραφομεν ημεις). Literary plural present active indicative of γραφω, which see in the singular in 1 John 2:12-14.MAY BE FULFILLED (η πεπληρωμενη). Periphrastic perfect passive subjunctiv...
1 John 1:1 The Ground of Christian Ethics. I. St. John begins with speaking of that which he saw, and heard, and handled. Those who read his letter could have no doubt that he was referring to the ti...
1 John 1:4 The Joy of the Lord and its Fulness. I. Joy, as it is commonly understood and exemplified among men, is a tumultuous feeling, a quick and lively passion or emotion, blazing up for the most...
1 John 1:1. _That which was from the beginning which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;_ You know who that is...
May that Divine Spirit, who inspired every word of this wonderful letter, bless it to all our hearts as we read it! 1 John 1:1. _That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have...
1 John 1:1. _That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;_ The fact that Chris...
1 John 1:4. _And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full._ Some Christians have joy, but there are only a few drops in the bottom of their cup; but the Scriptures were written, and...
CONTENTS: Fellowship with God made possible through the incarnation. Conditions of perpetual fellowship walking in the light and confessing sins. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John. CONCLUSION: Fellowship...
1 John 1:1. _That which was from the beginning._ We have before observed that the neuter gender is often preferred by the Greeks, and with great propriety, when speaking of the Divinity. _L'ETRE Suprê...
IN ORDER. "These things, about our fellowship with the Father and the Son, we write to you who have joined with us in this fellowship, that you will make our joy complete by living in the truth of the...
1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 1:4 WRITING... SO THAT. One of 1 John 1:1’s goals is to promote JOY. It is difficult to decide between “our joy” ...
1 JOHN 1:1 God Is Light and Christ Is the Way. John begins by emphasizing Christ’s deity, incarnation, saving death, and continuing ministry. He also stresses God’s nature as “light” (1 John 1:5) and...
THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF S. JOHN.. CHAPTER 1 VER. 1. _That which was from the beginning_, &c. The beginning of this Epistle corresponds with the beginning of St. John's Gospel. Both here and the...
CHAPTER 5 Ver. 1. _Every one that believeth_, with a living faith, which extends itself to charity, and worketh by love, _that Jesus is the Christ_, i.e., the Messiah, the Saviour and Redeemer of the...
_For every thing which is born of God_, &c. He proves what he had said that _His commandments are not heavy_, because the faithful, who are born again of faith, and charity, and are armed by God, over...
THE FELLOWSHIPS OF THE HOLY LIFE _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 John 1:1 are introductory, and may be compared with the prologue of the gospel by St. John. The subject of the epistle is “the Word...
EXPOSITION 1 JOHN 1:1 1. THE INTRODUCTION. It declares the writer's authority, based on personal experience; announces the subject-matter of his Gospel, to which this Epistle forms a companion; and...
Shall we turn to 1 John. Why did John write this epistle? In chapter one, verse four, he tells us, "These things write we unto that your joy may full." So that you might have the fullness of joy. Do y...
2 Corinthians 1:24; 2 John 1:12; Ephesians 3:19; Habakkuk 3:17;...
These things. The whole Epistle. Write we unto you [γ ρ α φ ο μ ε ν υ μ ι ν]. The best texts read hJmeiv we, instead of uJmin to you. Both the verb and the pronoun are emphatic. The writer speaks wit...
THE CHRIST CHAPTER 1 John 1:2; 1 John 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is a striking similarity between the opening verses of the first chapter of the Gospel of John and the first chapter of the First E...
That your joy may be full — So our Lord also, John 15:11; John 16:22. There is a joy of hope, a joy of faith, and a joy of love. Here the joy of faith is directly intended. It is a concise expression....
Observe here, The great end for which the apostles penned and wrote the doctrine of the gospel, namely, that their joy may be full who do believe it and obey it. The joy which good men experience in t...