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1 John 1:2

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(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
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  1. 1 John 5:20Rank 1 from verse 2
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    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  2. John 1:4Rank 2 from verse 2
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    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

  3. 1 Timothy 3:16Rank 3 from verse 2
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    16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

  4. John 17:3Rank 4 from verse 2
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    3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  5. 1 John 3:8Rank 5 from verse 2
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    8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

  6. John 14:6Rank 6 from verse 2
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    6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  7. Titus 1:2Rank 7 from verse 2
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    2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

  8. 1 John 3:5Rank 8 from verse 2
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    5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

  9. 1 John 5:11Rank 9 from verse 2
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    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

  10. 2 Timothy 1:10Rank 10 from verse 2
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    10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

  11. Galatians 4:4Rank 11 from verse 2
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    4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

  12. John 11:25–26Rank 12 from verse 2
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    25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

    26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

  13. John 15:27Rank 13 from verse 2
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    27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

  14. Acts 3:15Rank 14 from verse 2
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    15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

  15. John 1:1–2Rank 15 from verse 2
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    1IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

    2The same was in the beginning with God.

  16. 1 Peter 5:1Rank 16 from verse 2
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    1THE elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

  17. Acts 1:22Rank 17 from verse 2
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    22Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

  18. Acts 10:41Rank 18 from verse 2
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    41Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

  19. Acts 2:32Rank 19 from verse 2
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    32This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

  20. Acts 5:32Rank 20 from verse 2
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    32And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

  21. John 1:18Rank 21 from verse 2
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    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  22. John 16:28Rank 22 from verse 2
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    28I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

  23. John 17:5Rank 23 from verse 2
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    5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

  24. John 21:14Rank 24 from verse 2
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    14This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

  25. John 3:13Rank 25 from verse 2
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    13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

  26. John 7:29Rank 26 from verse 2
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    29But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

  27. John 8:38Rank 27 from verse 2
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    38I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.

  28. Romans 16:25–26Rank 28 from verse 2
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    25Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

    26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

  29. Romans 8:3Rank 29 from verse 2
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    3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

  30. 1 John 1:1Rank 30 from verse 2
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    1THAT 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;

  31. Proverbs 8:22–30Rank 31 from verse 2
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    22The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

    23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

    24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

    25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

    26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

    27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

    28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

    29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

    30Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

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1 John 1:2

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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manifested

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of manifest, meaning to make known, reveal, or show plainly.

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bear

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Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.

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witness

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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.

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shew

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Sense 1: To cause to see; to display, present, point out, or make visible. Sense 2: To reveal, disclose, declare, explain, teach, direct, or make known. Sense 3: To demonstrate, prove, manifest, or make evident. Sense 4: To exercise or perform kindness, mercy, favour, piety, or another stated disposition toward someone. Sense 5: An outward appearance, display, or presentation to view.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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1:1THAT 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;

1:2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

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1:3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

1:4And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

1:5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1:6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

1:8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1:10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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