--- title: "1 John 1 - Study King James Bible with trapps complete commentary" description: "Read 1 John 1 with trapps complete commentary commentary. 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" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/trapps-complete-commentary/1-john/1" --- [ Read](/kjv/1-john/1)[ Commentary](/study/1-john/1)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/1-john/1) Audio 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; 2 (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;) 3 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. 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us *our* sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. [2 Peter 3](/study/2-peter/3) [1 John 2](/study/1-john/2) ## Commentary To verse 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; **** Ver. 1. **That which was from the beginning** ] Christ, the eternal God. *See Trapp on "*[Joh 1:2](/kjv/-joh/1/2) *"* **Which we have heard, &c.** ] The man Christ Jesus, the arch-prophet. **Which we have seen** ] And what so sure as sight? See [Luke 1:2](/kjv/luke/1/2) . αυτοπτης , this was denied to many kings and prophets, [Luke 10:24](/kjv/luke/10/24) . To have seen Christ in the flesh was one of the three things that Austin wished, which yet St Paul set no such high price upon, in comparison to a spiritual sight of him, [2 Corinthians 5:16](/kjv/2-corinthians/5/16) . *See Trapp on "*[2Co 5:16](/kjv/-2co/5/16) *"* **Which we have looked upon** ] εθεασαμεθα , diligently and with delight. How sweet shall be the sight of him in heaven! With what inconceivable attention and admiration shall we contemplate his glorified body outshining the brightest cherub! **And our hands have handled** ] *i.e.* With whom we have most familiarly conversed, sitting with him at the same table, and eating some bushels of salt with him, as the Greek word, [Acts 1:4](/kjv/acts/1/4) , seems to import, συναλιζομ . from αλς , salt. 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