1 John 1:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὃ ἑωράκαμεν καὶ ἀκηκόαμεν ἀπαγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν, ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς κοινωνίαν ἔχητε μεθʼ ἡμῶν: καὶ ἡ κοινωνία δὲ ἡ ἡμετέρα μετὰ τοῦ Πατρὸς, καὶ μετὰ τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

Transliteration

That which we have heōrakamen and akēkoamen we apangellomen to you, hina also you koinōnian may echēte with us: and the koinōnia de the our [hēmetera] with the Patros, and with the Huiou of him Iēsou Christou.

Grammar Details

• *heōrakamen*: perfect, 1st plural, active - have seen [completed action with present relevance]
• *akēkoamen*: perfect, 1st plural, active - have heard [completed action with present relevance]
• *apangellomen*: present, 1st plural, active - we declare/announce [ongoing action]
• *hina*: conjunction introducing purpose clause - so that/in order that
• *koinōnian*: accusative, feminine, singular - fellowship/communion/participation
• *echēte*: present subjunctive, 2nd plural, active - you may have/hold/possess
• *koinōnia*: nominative, feminine, singular - fellowship/communion/participation
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/moreover [connecting with emphasis]
• *hēmetera*: possessive adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - our
• *Patros*: genitive, masculine, singular - Father
• *Huiou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Son
• *Iēsou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Christ/Anointed One

Word Meanings

• *heōrakamen*: have seen/perceived/experienced
• *akēkoamen*: have heard/listened to/received by hearing
• *apangellomen*: declare/announce/proclaim/report
• *hina*: so that/in order that/with the purpose that
• *koinōnian*: fellowship/communion/participation/partnership/sharing
• *echēte*: may have/hold/possess/maintain
• *koinōnia*: fellowship/communion/participation/partnership/sharing
• *de*: and/but/moreover/indeed [emphasizing connection]
• *Patros*: Father/progenitor/source
• *Huiou*: Son/descendant/offspring
• *Iēsou*: Jesus [personal name]
• *Christou*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One

Referenced Verses

• 1 John 1:1 : 1 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life
• 1 Cor 1:9 : 9 God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Phil 2:1 : 1 If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions,
• John 17:3 : 3 And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, [even] Jesus Christ.
• John 17:21 : 21 that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be {G1520} in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me.
• 2 Cor 13:14 : 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
• Acts 4:20 : 20 for we {G1410} cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
• Phil 3:10 : 10 that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;
• 1 John 1:7 : 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 {G5547} his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
• 1 John 2:23-24 : 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also. 24 As for you, let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father.
• 1 John 5:10-11 : 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning his Son. 11 And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• 1 John 1:5 : 5 And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
• Col 1:13 : 13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
• 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.
• 1 Tim 6:2 : 2 And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but let them serve them the rather, because they that partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. These things teach and exhort.
• Heb 2:12 : 12 saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy praise.
• Heb 3:1 : 1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, [even] Jesus;
• Heb 3:14 : 14 for we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end:
• 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 The elders {G3588} among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
• Acts 13:32 : 32 And we bring you good tidings of the promise made unto the fathers,
• Acts 13:41 : 41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; For I work a work in your days, A work which ye shall in no wise believe, if one declare it unto you.
• Acts 20:27 : 27 For I {G5288} shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God.
• Rom 15:27 : 27 Yea, it hath been their good pleasure; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it [to them] also to minister unto them in carnal things.
• Eph 3:6 : 6 [None to wit], that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
• Phil 1:7 : 7 even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.
• 1 Cor 1:30 : 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
• 1 Cor 15:1 : 1 Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein {G1722} also ye stand,
• John 17:25 : 25 O righteous Father, the world {G1097} knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;
• Acts 2:42 : 42 And {G2258} they continued stedfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.
• John 17:11 : 11 And I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we [are].
• Ps 2:7 : 7 I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee.
• Ps 22:22 : 22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.
• Isa 66:19 : 19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send such as escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations.
• John 14:20-23 : 20 In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) saith unto him, Lord, what is come to pass that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.