1 JOHN 1:4 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.”
And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete — the literary purpose (graphō) is not mere information transfer but the completion of joy (chara). The joy is shared joy: it increases through the reader's participation in the testified fellowship. The writing becomes sacramental, extending into the present the completed joy of apostolic fellowship.
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