1 John 1:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 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, 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;
• 1 Cor 1:9 : 9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Phil 2:1 : 1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
• John 17:3 : 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
• John 17:21 : 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
• 2 Cor 13:14 : 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.
• Acts 4:20 : 20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
• Phil 3:10 : 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable 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 Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
• 1 John 2:23-24 : 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father:(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue 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 himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• 1 John 1:5 : 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.
• Col 1:13 : 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
• 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered 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 rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
• Heb 2:12 : 12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
• Heb 3:1 : 1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
• Heb 3:14 : 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
• 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
• Acts 13:32 : 32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was 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, though a man declare it unto you.
• Acts 20:27 : 27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
• Rom 15:27 : 27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
• Eph 3:6 : 6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
• Phil 1:7 : 7 Even as it is meet for me to think this 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 of my grace.
• 1 Cor 1:30 : 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
• 1 Cor 15:1 : 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
• John 17:25 : 25 {G2532} O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
• Acts 2:42 : 42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
• John 17:11 : 11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
• Ps 2:7 : 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath 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 congregation will I praise thee.
• Isa 66:19 : 19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that 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 Gentiles.
• John 14:20-23 : 20 At 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 to him. 22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it 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 words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.