1 John 1:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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;

That which

Revelation 2:8

Which we have heard

And our

Luke 24:39

John 20:27

General references

Mark 4:22

Bible References

That which

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who has existed from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have been victorious over the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.

In the beginning the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was divine.

Jesus said to them, "I tell you, I existed before Abraham was born!"

"I am the Alpha and the Omega." says the Lord God, who is and was and is coming, the Almighty.

"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: " 'The first and the last, who died and came to life again, speaks thus:

Which we have heard

We have seen and can testify that the Father has sent the Son to be Savior of the world.

just as the original eye-witnesses who became teachers of the message have handed it down to us.

So the Word became flesh and blood and lived for a while among us, abounding in blessing and truth, and we saw the honor God had given him, such honor as an only son receives from his father.

He had shown himself alive to them after he had suffered, in many convincing ways, appearing to them through forty days, and telling them about the Kingdom of God.

for we cannot help telling of what we have seen and heard."

For they were no fictitious stories that we followed when we informed you of the power of our Lord Jesus Christ and of his coming, but we had been eye-witnesses of his majesty.

And our

Look at my hands and feet, for it is I myself! Feel of me and see, for a ghost has not flesh and bones, as you see I have."

Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and look at my hands, and take your hand and put it in my side, and be no longer unbelieving, but believe!"

General references

For no one hides anything except for the purpose of sometime bringing it to light again, and people keep things secret only to reveal them some day.