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**from the beginning** . Greek. *ap* ' ( App-104 .) *arches.* See [John 8:44](../../../kjv/john/8/44) . Occurs nine times in this epistle.
**seen** . App-133 .
**have** . Omit.
**looked upon** . App-133 .
**handled** . Greek. *pselaphao.* See [Acts 17:27](../../../kjv/acts/17/27) .
**Word** . App-121 . Figure of speech *Anabasis.* App-6 .
**life** . App-170 . Compare [John 1:4](../../../kjv/john/1/4) .

**For** = And.
**manifested** . App-106 .
**bear witness** . See [John 1:7](../../../kjv/john/1/7) , and p. 1511.
**shew** = report. Greek. *apangello.* See [Acts 4:23](../../../kjv/acts/4/23) .
**unto** = to.
**eternal** . App-151 . "Eternal life" Occurs in this epistle six times.
**with** . App-104 .
**Father** . App-98 .

**declare** . Same as "shew", [1 John 1:2](../../../kjv/1-john/1/2) .
**that** = in order that. Greek. *hina* .
**fellowship** . See [1 Corinthians 1:9](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/1/9) .
**Son** . App-108 .
**Jesus Christ** . App-98 .

**full** = fulfilled or filled full. App-125 . Compare [John 15:11](../../../kjv/john/15/11) ; [John 16:24](../../../kjv/john/16/24) .

**This then** = And this.
**message** . Greek. *angelia.* Only here and [1 John 3:11](../../../kjv/1-john/3/11) .
**of** = from. App-104 . as [1 John 1:1](../../../kjv/1-john/1/1) .
**declare** . Greek. *anangello.* See [Acts 20:27](../../../kjv/acts/20/27) .
**God** . App-98 .
**light** . App-130 .
**no . . . at all.** Greek. *ou oudeis.* A double negative. This is the Figure of speech *Pleonasm* ( App-6 ), as in [1 John 1:8](../../../kjv/1-john/1/8) .

**If** . App-118 .
**truth** . See p. 1511 and App-175 .

**as He** . This refers to the Father. Compare [1 John 2:6](../../../kjv/1-john/2/6) .
**one with another** = with one another. Not with fellow-believers, but with the Father and the Son.
**Jesus Christ** . The texts read "Jesus".
**sin** . App-128 . Here is the Figure of speech *Metalepsis.* App-6 .

**no** = not ([1 John 1:6](../../../kjv/1-john/1/6) ).

**faithful** . App-150 .
**just** . App-191 .
**to** . Greek. *hina,* as in [1 John 1:3](../../../kjv/1-john/1/3) . Literally in order that He might forgive.
**forgive** . App-174 .
**unrighteousness** . App-128 .

**sinned** . App-128 .
**liar** . See [1 John 5:10](../../../kjv/1-john/5/10) . [John 8:44](../../../kjv/john/8/44) .
**word** . App-121 .

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