1 John 1:4
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
KJV
καὶ ταῦτα γράφομεν ἡμεῖς ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ἡμῶν ᾖ πεπληρωμένη.
Greek NT
Et hæc scribimus vobis ut gaudeatis, et gaudium vestrum sit plenum.
Vulgate
and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.
ASV
And these things we write to you, that you may rejoice and your joy may be full.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γράφω
grapho
verb · 192×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πληρόω
pleroo
verb · 86×
χαρά
chara
noun · 59×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: ἡμεῖς | WH/Treg/NIV: ἡμεῖς | RP: ὑμῖν
- ἡμεῖς — SBLGNT
- ἡμεῖς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ὑμῖν — Robinson-Pierpont
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Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§425The transmission of the Christian faith consists primarily in proclaiming Jesus Christ in order to lead others to faith in him. From the beginning, the first disciples burned with the desire to proclaim Christ: "We cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard."11 It and they invite people of every era to enter into the joy of their communion with Christ: That which was from …
Cross-references
- 1John 2:12 — I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
- 1John 5:13 — These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
- 2Cor 1:24 — Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
- 2John 1:12 — Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
- 2John 1:12 — Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
- Eph 3:19 — And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
- Hab 3:17 — Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and ther
- Isa 61:10 — I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh
- John 3:29 — He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
- John 3:29 — He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
- John 15:11 — These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
- John 15:11 — These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
- John 16:24 — Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
- John 17:13 — And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
- Phil 1:25 — And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;