1 John 1
1 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.
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 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)
—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 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.
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 We are writing all this to you that our joy may be complete.
Yes, we write these things to you so that our joy may be fulfilled.
5 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.
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 say that we have fellowship with him and yet continue to walk in the darkness, our words and our lives are a lie.
If we claim that we have fellowship with Him while walking in the darkness, we are lying and not living the truth.
7 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.
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 say, “we have no sin,” then we are deceiving ourselves, 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 confess our sins, he is just and may be trusted to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all wrongdoing.
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 say that we haven’t sinned, we make God 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.
