1 John 1:3

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“We 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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BSBPD

“We 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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“that which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship <FI>is<Fi> with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 John 1:3 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 10:32If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”
  2. Job 13:1“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.
  3. Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
  4. Psalms 22:22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
  5. Isaiah 66:19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
  6. John 14:20On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
  7. John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  8. John 17:11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
  9. John 17:21that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
  10. John 17:25Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
  11. Acts 2:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
  12. Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
  13. Acts 13:32And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
  14. Acts 13:41‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
  15. Acts 20:27For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
  16. Romans 15:27They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
  17. 1 Corinthians 1:9God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
  18. 1 Corinthians 1:30It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
  19. 1 Corinthians 15:1Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.
  20. 2 Corinthians 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
  21. Ephesians 3:6This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
  22. Philippians 1:7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
  23. Philippians 2:1Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
  24. Philippians 3:10I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,

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