1 John 1:3
3What we have seen and heard we announce ▼ to you too, so that ▼▼ The ἵνα (
hina) here indicates purpose.
you may have fellowship ▼▼ Or “communion”; or “association” (a reality shared in common, so in this case, “genuine association”). This term also occurs in vv.
6,
7.
with us (and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ).