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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;

(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

That 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.

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

This 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.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

But 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.

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

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

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Ang Salitang Nagbibigay ng Buhay na Walang Hanggan

Ipinapahayag namin sa inyo ang tungkol sa kanya na mula pa sa simula ay nariyan na.[a] Narinig namin siya, nakitaʼt napagmasdan ng sarili naming mga mata, at nahawakan pa namin siya. Siya ang Salita ng Dios na nagbibigay ng buhay na walang hanggan. Siya na pinagmumulan ng buhay na walang hanggan ay nahayag at aming nakita. Pinapatotohanan at ipinapahayag namin siya sa inyo, na sa simulaʼt simula pa ay kasama na ng Ama, at nagpakita sa amin. Ipinapahayag namin sa inyo ang nakita at narinig namin upang maging kaisa namin kayo sa Ama at sa kanyang Anak na si Jesu-Cristo. Isinusulat namin ito upang malubos ang aming[b] kagalakan.

Ang Pamumuhay sa Liwanag

Ito ang mensaheng narinig namin mula kay Jesu-Cristo at ipinapahayag naman namin sa inyo: Ang Dios ay liwanag at sa kanya ay walang anumang kadiliman. Kung sinasabi nating may pakikiisa tayo sa kanya ngunit namumuhay naman tayo sa kadiliman, nagsisinungaling tayo at hindi namumuhay nang ayon sa katotohanan. Ngunit kung namumuhay tayo sa liwanag, tulad ng Dios na nasa liwanag, may pagkakaisa tayo, at nililinis tayo ng dugo ni Jesus na kanyang Anak sa lahat ng kasalanan.

Kung sinasabi nating wala tayong kasalanan, dinadaya natin ang ating sarili at wala sa atin ang katotohanan. Ngunit kung ipinagtatapat natin sa Dios ang ating mga kasalanan, maaasahan nating patatawarin niya ang ating mga kasalanan at lilinisin tayo sa lahat ng uri ng kasamaan dahil matuwid siya. 10 Kung sinasabi nating wala tayong kasalanan, ginagawa nating sinungaling ang Dios, at wala sa atin ang kanyang salita.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 nariyan na: o, nabubuhay na.
  2. 1:4 aming: o, ating.

The Incarnation of the Word of Life

That which was from the beginning,(A) which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,(B) which we have looked at and our hands have touched(C)—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared;(D) we have seen it and testify to it,(E) and we proclaim to you the eternal life,(F) which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,(G) so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.(H) We write this(I) to make our[a] joy complete.(J)

Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

This is the message we have heard(K) from him and declare to you: God is light;(L) in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(M) we lie and do not live out the truth.(N) But if we walk in the light,(O) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[b] sin.(P)

If we claim to be without sin,(Q) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(R) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins(S) and purify us from all unrighteousness.(T) 10 If we claim we have not sinned,(U) we make him out to be a liar(V) and his word is not in us.(W)

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 1:4 Some manuscripts your
  2. 1 John 1:7 Or every

What Was Heard, Seen, and Touched(A)

That (B)which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have (C)seen with our eyes, (D)which we have looked upon, and (E)our hands have handled, concerning the (F)Word of life— (G)the life (H)was manifested, and we have seen, (I)and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was (J)with the Father and was manifested to us— that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is (K)with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write to you (L)that [a]your joy may be full.

Fellowship with Him and One Another

(M)This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that (N)God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. (O)If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we (P)walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (Q)the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we (R)confess our sins, He is (S)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to (T)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we (U)make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 1:4 NU, M our

The Word of Life

(A)That which was (B)from the beginning, (C)which we have heard, (D)which we have seen with our eyes, (E)which we looked upon and (F)have touched with our hands, concerning the word[a] of life— (G)the life (H)was made manifest, and we have seen it, and (I)testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, (J)which was with the Father and (K)was made manifest to us— (L)that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed (M)our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so (N)that our[b] joy may be complete.

Walking in the Light

(O)This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that (P)God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. (Q)If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and (R)do not practice the truth. But (S)if we walk in the light, (T)as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (U)the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. (V)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and (W)the truth is not in us. (X)If we confess our sins, he is (Y)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and (Z)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, (AA)we make him a liar, and (AB)his word is not in us.

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 1:1 Or Word
  2. 1 John 1:4 Some manuscripts your