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1This letter is about the Word of Life which existed from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our very own eyes and gazed upon, and which our hands have touched.#1:1. The Greek sentence structure has been adjusted to make better sense in English. 2This Life was revealed to us; we saw it and give evidence about it. We are telling you about the one who is Eternal Life, who was with the Father, and who was revealed to us. 3What we have seen and heard we are now explaining to you, so that you may also share in this friendship#1:3. Literally, “fellowship.” together with us—this friendship that is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4We're writing to tell you about this in order to make our happiness complete.
5This is the message we received from him and that we declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him at all.#1:5. In the Greek there is a double negative for emphasis, literally, “darkness in him not there is, not at all.” 6If we claim to share this friendship with him and yet go on living#1:6. Literally, “walking.” Also in 1:7. in darkness, we're lying, and not living in the truth. 7But if we are living in the light, as he is in the light, then we share in this friendship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, makes us clean from every sin.
8If we claim to be sinless we only fool ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9But if we confess our sins, he is trustworthy and right so that he can forgive us our sins and make us clean from all that is not right in us. 10If we claim we haven't sinned, we turn him into a liar, and his word is not in us.
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1 John 1
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The Word of Life
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John 1.1. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2#John 1.14. (for the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) 3that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
God Is Light
5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Sin, Its Reality and Remedy
8If we 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. 10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.