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1 John 1:3
New Catholic Bible
1 John 1:3
New Catholic Bible
3 What we have seen and heard
we declare to you
so that you may have fellowship[a] with us.
For our fellowship is with the Father
and with his Son Jesus Christ.
Footnotes
- 1 John 1:3 Fellowship (or communion): the word expresses one of the most important themes in Johannine mysticism: the unity of the Christian community, based on the oneness of each believer with God in Christ. This unity is described in the figures of the vine and the branches (see Jn 15:1-5) and the body and the head (see 1 Cor 12:12; Col 1:18). It also finds expression in various formulations: Christians “abide in God and God in them”; “they are born of God”; “they belong to God”; “they know God.” Such a union with God is manifested in faith and fraternal love.
1 John 1:3
New International Version
1 John 1:3
New International Version
3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,(A) so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.(B)
1 John 1:3
New King James Version
1 John 1:3
New King James Version
3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is (A)with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
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1 John 1:3
English Standard Version
1 John 1:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed (B)our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
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