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1John:1:2 @{
Was manifested } (\
ephaner
th \).
First aorist passive indicative of \
phanero \,
to make known what already exists ,
whether invisible (
B .
Weiss )
or visible , "
intellectual or sensible " (
Brooke ).
In strkjv @
Colossians:3:4 |
Paul employs it of the second coming of Christ .
Verse 2 |
here is an important parenthesis ,
a mark of John '
s style as in strkjv @
John:1:15 |.
By the parenthesis John heaps reassurance upon his previous statement of the reality of the Incarnation by the use of \
he
rakamen \ (
as in verse 1 |)
with the assertion of the validity of his "
witness " (\
marturoumen \)
and "
message " (\
apaggellomen \),
both present active indicatives (
literary plurals ), \
apaggell \
being the public proclamation of the great news (
John:16:25 |). {
The life ,
the eternal life } (\
t
n z
n t
n ai
nion \).
Taking up \
z \
of verse 1 |,
John defines the term by the adjective \
ai
nios \,
used 71 times in the N .
T .,
44 times with \
z \
and 23 in John '
s Gospel and Epistles (
only so used in these books by John ).
Here lt means the divine life which the Logos was and is (
John:1:4 ;
strkjv @
1John:1:1 |). {
Which } (\
h
tis \).
Qualitative relative , "
which very life ." {
Was with the Father } (\
n pros ton patera \).
Not \
egeneto \,
but \
n \,
and \
pros \
with the accusative of intimate fellowship ,
precisely as in strkjv @
John:1:1 | \
n pros ton theon \ (
was with God ).
Then John closes the parenthesis by repeating \
ephaner
th \.
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1John:1:3 @{
That which we have seen } (\
ho he
rakamen \).
Third use of this form (
verses 1 ,
2 ,
3 |),
this time resumption after the parenthesis in verse 2 |. {
And heard } (\
kai ak
koamen \).
Second (
verse 1 |
for first )
use of this form ,
a third in verse 5 |.
Emphasis by repetition is a thoroughly Johannine trait . {
Declare we } (\
apaggellomen \).
Second use of this word (
verse 2 |
for first ),
but \
aggelia \ (
message )
and \
anaggellomen \ (
announce )
in verse 5 |. {
That ye also may have } (\
hina kai humeis ech
te \).
Purpose clause with \
hina \
and present active subjunctive of \
ech \ (
may keep on having ). "
Ye also "
who have not seen Jesus in the flesh as well as those like John who have seen him .
Like \
kai humin \ (
to you also )
just before . {
Fellowship with us } (\
koin
nian meth '
h
m
n \).
Common word in this Epistle ,
from \
koin
nos \,
partner (
Luke:5:10 |),
and \
koin
ne \,
to share ,
in (
1Peter:4:13 |),
with \
meta \
emphasising mutual relationship (
Acts:2:42 |).
This Epistle often uses \
ech \
with a substantive rather than a verb . {
Yea ,
and our fellowship } (\
kai h
koin
nia de h
h
metera \).
Careful explanation of his meaning in the word "
fellowship " (
partnership ),
involving fellowship with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ and only possible in Christ .
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1John:1:4 @{
We write } (\
graphomen h
meis \).
Literary plural present active indicative of \
graph \,
which see in the singular in strkjv @
2:12-14 |. {
May be fulfilled } (\
i pepl
r
men \).
Periphrastic perfect passive subjunctive of \
pl
ro \,
stressing the state of completion in the purpose (\
hina \),
remain full ,
precisely as in strkjv @
John:16:24 |.
See aorist subjunctive in strkjv @
John:15:11 |
and perfect indicative in strkjv @
John:17:13 |.
The MSS .
differ as often between \
h
m
n \ (
our )
and \
hum
n \ (
your ).
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1John:1:5 @{
And } (\
kai \).
Mutual fellowship depends on mutual knowledge (
Westcott ). {
Message } (\
aggelia \).
Old word (
from \
aggelos \,
messenger ),
in N .
T .
only here and strkjv @
3:11 |,
and note \
ap '
autou \ (
from God like \
apaggell \
in verse 3 |)
and \
anaggellomen \,
to announce ,
to disclose ,
here as in strkjv @
John:4:25 |. {
God is light } (\
ho theos ph
s estin \).
Precisely so the \
Logos \
is light (
John:1:4-9 |)
and what Jesus claimed to be (
John:8:12 |).
John repeats it in negative form as he often does (
John:1:3 |).
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1John:1:6 @{
If we say } (\
ean eip
men \).
Condition of third class with \
ean \
and second aorist (
ingressive ,
up and say )
active subjunctive .
Claiming fellowship with God (
see verse 3 |)
involves walking in the light with God (
verse 5 |)
and not in the darkness (\
skotos \
here ,
but \
skotia \
in strkjv @
John:1:5 |).
See strkjv @
2:11 |
also for \
en t
i skoti
i peripate \. {
We lie } (\
pseudometha \).
Present middle indicative ,
plain Greek and plain English like that about the devil in strkjv @
John:8:44 |. {
Do not the truth } (\
ou poioumen t
n al
theian \).
Negative statement of the positive \
pseudometha \
as in strkjv @
John:8:44 |.
See strkjv @
John:3:21 |
for "
doing the truth ,"
like strkjv @
Nehemiah:9:33 |.
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1John:1:7 @{
If we walk } (\
ean peripat
men \).
Condition of third class also with \
ean \
and present active subjunctive (
keep on walking in the light with God ). {
As he } (\
h
s autos \).
As God is light (
verse 5 |)
and dwells in light unapproachable (
1Timothy:6:16 |). {
One with another } (\
met '
all
l
n \).
As he has already said in verse 3 |.
But we cannot have fellowship with one another unless we have it with God in Christ ,
and to do that we must walk in the light with God . {
And the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin } (\
kai to haima I
sou tou huiou autou katharizei h
m
s apo p
s
s hamartias \).
This clause with \
kai \
in true Johannine style is coordinate with the preceding one .
Walking in the light with God makes possible fellowship with one another and is made possible also by the blood of Jesus (
real blood and no mere phantom ,
atoning blood of the sinless Son of God for our sins ).
John is not ashamed to use this word .
It is not the mere "
example "
of Jesus that "
cleanses "
us from sin .
It does cleanse the conscience and life and nothing else does (
Hebrews:9:13f .;
strkjv @
Titus:2:14 |).
See in verse 9 |
both forgiveness and cleansing .
Cf .
strkjv @
1John:3:3 |.
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1John:1:8 @{
If we say } (\
ean eip
men \).
See verse 6 |. {
We have no sin } (\
hamartian ouk echomen \).
For this phrase see strkjv @
John:9:41 ;
strkjv @
15:22 ,
24 |.
That is ,
we have no personal guilt ,
no principle of sin .
This some of the Gnostics held ,
since matter was evil and the soul was not contaminated by the sinful flesh ,
a thin delusion with which so-called Christian scientists delude themselves today . {
We deceive ourselves } (\
heautous plan
men \).
Present active indicative of \
plana \,
to lead astray .
We do not deceive others who know us .
Negative statement again of the same idea , "
the truth is not in us ."
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1John:1:9 @{
If we confess } (\
ean homolog
men \).
Third-class condition again with \
ean \
and present active subjunctive of \
homologe \, "
if we keep on confessing ."
Confession of sin to God and to one another (
James:5:16 |)
is urged throughout the N .
T .
from John the Baptist (
Mark:1:5 |)
on . {
Faithful } (\
pistos \).
Jesus made confession of sin necessary to forgiveness .
It is God '
s promise and he is "
righteous " (\
dikaios \). {
To forgive } (\
hina aph
i \).
Sub-final clause with \
hina \
and second aorist active subjunctive of \
aphi
mi \. {
And to cleanse } (\
kai hagias
i \).
Songs:again with \
hina \
and the first aorist active subjunctive of \
kathariz \ (
verse 7 |).
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1John:1:10 @{
If we say } (\
ean eip
men \).
As in verses 6 ,
8 |. {
We have not sinned } (\
ouch hamart
kamen \).
Perfect active indicative of \
hamartan \.
This is a denial of any specific acts of sin ,
while in verse 8 |
we have the denial of the principle of sin .
David Smith observes that the claim to personal perfectionism has two causes ,
one the stifling of conscience in making God a liar (\
pseust
n \,
the word used of the devil by Jesus in strkjv @
John:8:44 |),
and the other ignorance of God '
s word ,
which is not in us ,
else we should not make such a claim .
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1John:1:6 says '...
fellowship with God involves walking in the