1 John 1:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

The Word that gives life was from the beginning, and this is the one our message is about. Our ears have heard, our eyes have seen, and our hands have touched this Word.

Cross References

John 20:27

and said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at my hands! Put your hand into my side. Stop doubting and have faith!”

Acts 4:20

We cannot keep quiet about what we have seen and heard.”

1 John 4:14

God sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. We saw his Son and are now telling others about him.

John 5:26

The Father has the power to give life, and he has given that same power to the Son.

Luke 24:39

Look at my hands and my feet and see who I am! Touch me and find out for yourselves. Ghosts don't have flesh and bones as you see I have.”

John 8:58

Jesus answered, “I tell you for certain that even before Abraham was, I was, and I am.”

Revelation 1:8

The Lord God says, “I am Alpha and Omega, the one who is and was and is coming. I am God All-Powerful!”

John 19:35

We know this is true, because it was told by someone who saw it happen. Now you can have faith too.

Acts 1:3

For 40 days after Jesus had suffered and died, he proved in many ways that he had been raised from death. He appeared to his apostles and spoke to them about God's kingdom.

Revelation 19:13

The rider wore a robe that was covered with blood, and he was known as “The Word of God.”

Revelation 2:8

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: I am the first and the last. I died, but now I am alive! Listen to what I say.

Luke 1:2

They wrote what we had been told by the ones who were there in the beginning and saw what happened.

Micah 5:2

Bethlehem Ephrath, you are one of the smallest towns in the nation of Judah. But the Lord will choose one of your people to rule the nation— someone whose family goes back to ancient times.

Revelation 1:11

The voice said, “Write in a book what you see. Then send it to the seven churches in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Isaiah 41:4

Who makes these things happen? Who controls human events? I do! I am the Lord. I was there at the beginning; I will be there at the end.

1 John 5:7

In fact, there are three who tell about it.

Hebrews 2:3

So if we refuse this great way of being saved, how can we hope to escape? The Lord himself was the first to tell about it, and people who heard the message proved to us that it was true.