1 John 1
1 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;
We write to you about the Word of life, which has been in existence from the beginning. We write of what we have heard, of what we have seen with our eyes, of what we watched reverently and touched with our hands.
2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us; ) (aiōnios g166)
That life was made visible, and we have seen it. We bear our testimony to it, and tell you of that eternal life which was with the Father and was made visible to us. (aiōnios g166)
3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
It is of what we have seen and heard that we now tell you, so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
We are writing all this to you that our joy may be complete.
5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
If we say that we have fellowship with him and yet continue to walk in the darkness, our words and our lives are a lie.
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we say, ‘we have no sin,’ then we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If we confess our sins, he is just and may be trusted to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all wrongdoing.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make God a liar, and his Word is not in us.
