1 John 1
1 That which was from the beginning, which wee haue heard, which wee haue seene with these our eyes, which wee haue looked vpon, and these handes of ours haue handled of that Word of life,
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.
2 (For that life was made manifest, and wee haue seene it, and beare witnes, and shewe vnto you that eternall life, which was with the Father, and was made manifest vnto vs) (aiōnios g166)
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)
3 That, I say, which wee haue seene and heard, declare wee vnto you, that yee may also haue fellowship with vs, and that our fellowship also may be with the Father, and with his Sonne Iesvs Christ.
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.
4 And these thinges write we vnto you, that that your ioy may be full.
We are writing all this to you that our joy may be complete.
5 This then is the message which wee haue heard of him, and declare vnto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkenes.
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.
6 If wee say that wee haue fellowship with him, and walke in darkenesse, we lie, and doe not truely:
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.
7 But if we walke in the light as he is in the light, we haue fellowship one with another, and the blood of Iesus Christ his Sonne clenseth vs from all sinne.
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.
8 If we say that we haue no sinne, we deceiue our selues, and trueth is not in vs.
If we say, “we have no sin,” then we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we acknowledge our sinnes, he is faithfull and iust, to forgiue vs our sinnes, and to clense vs from all vnrighteousnes.
If we confess our sins, he is just and may be trusted to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all wrongdoing.
10 If wee say we haue not sinned, wee make him a liar, and his word is not in vs.
If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make God a liar, and his Word is not in us.
