Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
We are writing these things so that our joy may be full.
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
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.
NET Bible
Thus we are writing these things so 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 declare to you so that you, too, can have fellowship with us. Now this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus, the Messiah. 4 We are writing these things so that our joy may be full. 5 This is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness none at all!
Cross References
John 15:11
I've told you this, so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.
John 16:24
So far you haven't asked for anything in my name. Keep asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete."
Isaiah 61:10
"I will heartily rejoice in the LORD, my soul will delight in my God; for he has wrapped me in garments of salvation; he has arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, just like a bridegroom, like a priest with a garland, and like a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Habakkuk 3:17-18
Even though the fig tree does not blossom, and there are no grapes on the vines; even if the olive harvest fails, and the fields produce nothing edible; even if the flock is snatched from the sheepfold, and there is no herd in the stalls
John 3:29
It is the bridegroom who gets the bride, yet the bridegroom's friend, who merely stands by and listens for him, is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That's why this joy of mine is now complete.
2 Corinthians 1:24
It is not that we are trying to rule over your faith, but rather to work with you for your joy, because you have been standing firm in the faith.
Ephesians 3:19
that is, you will know the love of the Messiah which transcends knowledge, and will be filled with all the fullness of God.
Philippians 1:25-26
Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will continue to live and be with all of you, so you will mature in the faith and know joy in it.
1 John 2:1
My little children, I'm writing these things to you so that you might not sin. Yet if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father Jesus, the Messiah, one who is righteous.
2 John 1:12
Although I have a great deal to write to you, I would prefer not to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.