1 John 1:1-4 we see an interesting sentence. English translators broke it down into 4 verses and at times I think that by doing that they complicated the text. On the other hand they have simplified.
In verse 1 we read ο ην απ αρχης ο ακηκοαμεν ο εωρακαμεν τοις οφθαλμοις ημων ο εθεασαμεθα και αι χειρες ημων εψηλαφησαν περι του λογου της ζωης
The NIV translates it "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched —this we proclaim concerning the Word of life"
This we proclaim is actually found in verse 3. Yet it make perfect sense to translate it this way since απαγγελλομεν is what they were declaring in verse 1.
With out that verb (απαγγελλομεν) this text makes a lot less sense.
Is it possible that περι του λογου της ζωης is a parentheses?
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