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Andκαὶweἡμεῖςwriteγράφομενthese thingsταῦταso thatἵναourἡμῶνjoyἡ χαρὰmay beᾖcomplete.πεπληρωμένη
1 John 1:4
Study it in the app“And we write these things so that our joy may be complete.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 1:4, word by word
- writeγράφομενgraphomen
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “graphomen” appears- joyχαρὰchara
joy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “chara” appears- may beᾖēi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēi” appears- completeπεπληρωμένηpeplērōmenē
complete
To carry something through to its end, with nothing lacking.
Where else “peplērōmenē” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “we write to you” instead of “we write.”
The context
3what we have seen and heard we announce also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus the Messiah.
4 · This verse (above)
5And this is the message that we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
To study 1 John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What do the writers say they have heard, seen, and touched, and why do they announce it (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
The text contrasts walking in the light and in darkness (v. 5-7). What does it say happens if we walk in the light?
3. How I live it
John speaks of acknowledging our sins (v. 8-9). What is hard or easy about being honest about them, without hiding?