1 John 1:1

*aThat which was from the beginning, which bwe have heard, which bwe have seen with our eyes, which cwe have looked upon, and dour hands have handled, of the Word eof life;

1 John 1:1 — The New International Version (NIV)

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.

1 John 1:1 — English Standard Version (ESV)

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—

1 John 1:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)

1 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life.

1 John 1:1 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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, concerning the Word of life—

1 John 1:1 — New Century Version (NCV)

1 We write you now about what has always existed, which we have heard, we have seen with our own eyes, we have looked at, and we have touched with our hands. We write to you about the Word that gives life.

1 John 1:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 John 1:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

1 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes; that which we contemplated, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life;

1 John 1:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

1 The Word of life existed from the beginning. We have heard it. We have seen it. We observed and touched it.

1 John 1:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

1 What was from the beginning,

what we have heard,

what we have seen with our eyes,

what we have observed

and have touched with our hands,

concerning the Word of life—

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a	See John 1:1. So ch. 2:13, 14.
b	ver. 3. Acts 4:20. So ver. 2. Acts 22:15. Rev. 1:2.
b	ver. 3. Acts 4:20. So ver. 2. Acts 22:15. Rev. 1:2.
c	John 1:14. ch. 4:14 in the Gk. So Luke 1:2. 2 Pet. 1:16.
d	See Luke 24:39.
e	John 14:6. See John 1:4.