1 John 1
1 That which was from the beginning, which wee haue heard, which wee haue seene with these our eyes, which wee haue looked vpon, and these handes of ours haue handled of that Word of life,
This letter is about the Word of Life which existed from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our very own eyes and gazed upon, and which our hands have touched.
2 (For that life was made manifest, and wee haue seene it, and beare witnes, and shewe vnto you that eternall life, which was with the Father, and was made manifest vnto vs) (aiōnios g166)
This Life was revealed to us; we saw it and give evidence about it. We are telling you about the one who is Eternal Life, who was with the Father, and who was revealed to us. (aiōnios g166)
3 That, I say, which wee haue seene and heard, declare wee vnto you, that yee may also haue fellowship with vs, and that our fellowship also may be with the Father, and with his Sonne Iesvs Christ.
What we have seen and heard we are now explaining to you, so that you may also share in this friendship together with us—this friendship that is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these thinges write we vnto you, that that your ioy may be full.
We're writing to tell you about this in order to make our happiness complete.
5 This then is the message which wee haue heard of him, and declare vnto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkenes.
This is the message we received from him and that we declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him at all.
6 If wee say that wee haue fellowship with him, and walke in darkenesse, we lie, and doe not truely:
If we claim to share this friendship with him and yet go on living in darkness, we're lying, and not living in the truth.
7 But if we walke in the light as he is in the light, we haue fellowship one with another, and the blood of Iesus Christ his Sonne clenseth vs from all sinne.
But if we are living in the light, as he is in the light, then we share in this friendship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, makes us clean from every sin.
8 If we say that we haue no sinne, we deceiue our selues, and trueth is not in vs.
If we claim to be sinless we only fool ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we acknowledge our sinnes, he is faithfull and iust, to forgiue vs our sinnes, and to clense vs from all vnrighteousnes.
But if we confess our sins, he is trustworthy and right so that he can forgive us our sins and make us clean from all that is not right in us.
10 If wee say we haue not sinned, wee make him a liar, and his word is not in vs.
If we claim we haven't sinned, we turn him into a liar, and his word is not in us.
