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

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Cross references

aSee Jn 1:2
bSee Lk 24:48; Jn 1:14; 19:35; Ac 4:20; 2 Pe 1:16; 1 Jn 4:14
c Jn 20:27

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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—

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched, concerning the word of life—

KJV 1900King James Version

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;

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