Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Thus we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
Holman Bible
so that our
International Standard Version
We are writing these things so that our joy may be full.
A Conservative Version
And we write these things to you, so that our joy may be made full.
American Standard Version
and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.
Amplified
We are writing these things to you so that our joy [in seeing you included] may be made complete [by having you share in the joy of salvation].
An Understandable Version
We are writing to you about these things, so that [together] our joy may be [completely] full.
Anderson New Testament
And these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.
Bible in Basic English
And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.
Common New Testament
And we write this that our joy may be complete.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and these things write we unto you, that our joy may be perfect.
Darby Translation
And these things write we to you that your joy may be full.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And these things we write to you, that your joy may be complete.
Godbey New Testament
And we write the same things to you, in order that our joy may be full.
Goodspeed New Testament
and we write this to you to make your happiness complete.
John Wesley New Testament
And these things write we to you, that your joy may be full.
Julia Smith Translation
And these we write to you, that your joy might be filled up.
King James 2000
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And these [things] we write, in order that our joy may be complete.
Modern King James verseion
And we write these things to you so that your joy may be full.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And these things we write unto you, that your joy may be full.
Moffatt New Testament
We are writing this to you that our own joy may be complete.
Montgomery New Testament
And we are writing all this to you that our joy may be complete.
New Heart English Bible
And we write these things, that our joy may be fulfilled.
Noyes New Testament
And these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.
Sawyer New Testament
And these things we write to you, that your joy may be complete.
The Emphasized Bible
And, these things, are we writing, in order that, our joy, may be made full.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be complete.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And we are writing all this to you that our joy may be complete.
Webster
And these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.
Weymouth New Testament
And we write these things in order that our joy may be made complete.
Williams New Testament
and now we write these things to you to make our joy complete.
World English Bible
And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.
Worrell New Testament
And these things we write, that your joy may be made full.
Worsley New Testament
And these things we write unto you, that your joy may be complete.
Youngs Literal Translation
and these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Prologue
3 What we have seen and heard we announce to you too, so that you may have fellowship with us (and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ). 4 Thus we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. 5 Now this is the gospel message we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
Cross References
John 15:11
I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.
John 16:24
Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.
Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.
Habakkuk 3:17-18
When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,
John 3:29
The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.
2 Corinthians 1:24
I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.
Ephesians 3:19
and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
Philippians 1:25-26
And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,
1 John 2:1
(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,
2 John 1:12
Though I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.