1 John 1
1 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of Life—
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have witnessed with our eyes, that which we contemplated and our hands handled with reference to the word of the Life
2 and the Life appeared, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the continuous Life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us— (aiōnios g166)
—oh yes, the Life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and declare to you that eternal Life who was in the presence of the Father and was manifested to us— (aiōnios g166)
3 we declare to you that which we have seen and heard, that you also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ;
that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us; indeed, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
4 and these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.
Yes, we write these things to you so that our joy may be fulfilled.
5 And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness is not in Him at all;
Now this is the message that we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and there is no darkness at all in Him.
6 if we may say, “We have fellowship with Him,” and may walk in the darkness—we lie, and do not [speak] the truth;
If we claim that we have fellowship with Him while walking in the darkness, we are lying and not living the truth.
7 and if we may walk in the light, as He is in the light—we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of His Son Jesus Christ cleanses us from every sin;
But if we walk in the light just as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
8 if we may say, “We have no sin,” we lead ourselves astray, and the truth is not in us;
If we claim that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the Truth is not in us.
9 if we may confess our sins, He is steadfast and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous so as to forgive us those sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 if we may say, “We have not sinned,” we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
If we claim that we have not sinned, we call Him a liar and His Word is not in us.
