...form the elements recorded in the prologue of the First Letter of John: We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life — this life was revealed, and we...

...READING I 1 John 1:1-8 From the First Letter of St. John Life and light We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life — this life was revealed, and we...

...God, strengthen me today, so that I may stand firm in your truth and love. We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands. -i JOHN 1:1 I glanced through the big window that faced the backyard,...

...pure seeing, hearing and touching of the love that was revealed to him: "We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life... .what we have seen and heard so...

...narration that is credible, deserving of faith and trust: "This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked upon and our hands have touched — we speak of the word [/<?§w] of life. (This life became...

...this ambivalence, and are resolute in their defense of Jesus' incarnation: We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life — this life was revealed, and we...

...principals with each other and with the Father and the Son. The first clause of verse 1:1, "What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we saw clearly and our hands touched," is the introduction by the writers, as opposed to the writer who...

...the apostle proclaims a message, and a truth, that is not a product of his own devising: "What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes . . . we declare to you" (1 John 1:1— 3). 9 The challenge for those who have not themselves witnessed...

...their hearers to examine the historical evidence for this claim, beginning with their own testimony: "what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands ... we declare to you" (1 John 1:13). Evidence for the claim far...

...God. The author seems breathlessly excited by what he is telling us. This is what he proclaims to us: "what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked upon and touched with our hands" (1 John 1 : 1 ) — the Word of life. The eternal life of the...