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 first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of 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)
(And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by 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.
We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:
4 We are writing all this to you that our joy may be complete.
And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.
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.
This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.
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 say we are joined to him, and are walking still in the dark, our words are false and our acts are untrue:
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 are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean 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 say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true 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 say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil.
10 If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make God a liar, and his Word is not in us.
If we say that we have no sin, we make him false and his word is not in us.
