1 John 1:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“(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;)”

1 John 1:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 1:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 1:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“(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);”

1 John 1:2 — World English Bible

1 John 1:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“(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);”

1 John 1:2 — American Standard Version

1 John 1:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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--”

1 John 1:2 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 1:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“(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:)”

1 John 1:2 — Darby Translation

1 John 1:2 GEN — 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)”

1 John 1:2 — Geneva Bible

1 John 1:2 in Context — 1 John 1

1 LO que era desde el principio, lo que hemos oído, lo que hemos visto con nuestros ojos, lo que hemos mirado, y palparon nuestras manos tocante al Verbo de vida;

2 (Porque la vida fué manifestada, y vimos, y testificamos, y os anunciamos aquella vida eterna, la cual estaba con el Padre, y nos ha aparecido;)

3 Lo que hemos visto y oído, eso os anunciamos, para que también vosotros tengáis comunión con nosotros: y nuestra comunión verdaderamente es con el Padre, y con su Hijo Jesucristo.

4 Y estas cosas os escribimos, para que vuestro gozo sea cumplido.

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What Does 1 John 1:2 Mean?

1 John 1:2 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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