1 John 1

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The Word of Life

¹That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.

¹That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we looked at and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life—

²And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

²and the life was made manifest, and we have seen and bear witness, and we declare to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—

³We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

³that which we have seen and have heard we declare to you also, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

⁴We write these things so that our^a joy may be complete.

⁴And these things we write so that our joy may be full.

Walking in the Light

⁵And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

⁵And this is the message that we have heard from Him and we announce to you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness—none.

⁶If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

⁶If we should say that we have fellowship with Him and should walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

⁷But^a 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.

⁷But if we should 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.

⁸If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

⁸If we should say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

⁹If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

⁹If we should confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, that He may forgive us our sins and may cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

¹⁰If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

¹⁰If we should say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.