That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the word of life:
Glossa Ordinaria
That which was from the beginning. In nature, or in the true being of the Godhead. Which we have heard, through the law and the prophets. Which we have seen, coming perceptibly as man. Which we have looked upon, perceiving the Divinity in the man. And our hands have handled, of the Word of life: not by chance agreeing with him who was seen in the flesh, but with much handling bringing forward the Scriptures as testimony concerning the Word himself. What one has seen he can announce to others; what he has at some time perfectly beheld, he cannot unfold in words.
English is machine-translated from the public-domain Latin (Glossa Ordinaria, Migne, Patrologia Latina 113-114, 1852; digital text from Corpus Corporum, mlat.uzh.ch), since no public-domain English translation exists. It is not a scholarly translation. Please report errors.