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—which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at, and our hands have touched—it is about the Word of 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)
Also, the life was made known, and we have seen it, and we bear witness to it. We are announcing to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and which has been made known 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 also to you, so you also will have fellowship with us. 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.
Also, we are writing these things to you so that our joy will be complete.
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;
This is the message that we have heard from him and are announcing to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
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 say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing 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 as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from every sin.
8 if we may say, “We have no sin,” we lead ourselves astray, and the truth is not in us;
If we say 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;
But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and 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 say that we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar, and his word is not in us.
