# General Information:

Here the words "we," "us," and "our" refer to John and those who had been with Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])

# That which we have seen and heard we declare also to you

"We say to you also what we have seen and heard"

# have fellowship with us. Our fellowship is with the Father

"be our close friends. We are friends with God the Father"

# Our fellowship

It is not clear if John is including or excluding his readers. You may translate this either way.

# Father ... Son

These are important titles that describe the relationship between God and Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])

# so that our joy will be complete

"to make our joy complete" or "to make ourselves completely happy"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fellowship]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/godthefather]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joy]]