1 John 1:1

KJV Bible

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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1 John 1:1 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

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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;

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 John 1:1 in ASV →

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

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 John 1:1 in DRB →

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:

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 John 1:1 in DBT →

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;

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 John 1:1 in ERV →

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

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 John 1:1 in WBT →

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;

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 John 1:1 in WEB →

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 John 1:1 in YLT →

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we did behold, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of the Life —

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 John 1:1 in AKJV →

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked on, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 John 1:1 in WNT →

That which was from the beginning, which we have listened to, which we have seen with our own eyes, and our own hands have handled concerning the Word of Life--

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1 John 1:1 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

Primary

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 John 1:1 in ASV →

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

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 John 1:1 in DRB →

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:

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 John 1:1 in DBT →

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;

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 John 1:1 in ERV →

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

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 John 1:1 in WBT →

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;

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 John 1:1 in WEB →

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 John 1:1 in YLT →

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we did behold, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of the Life —

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 John 1:1 in AKJV →

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked on, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 John 1:1 in WNT →

That which was from the beginning, which we have listened to, which we have seen with our own eyes, and our own hands have handled concerning the Word of Life--

Read 1 John 1:1 in Other Translations

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About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →