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Christ—the Word of Life

Christ is the Word of Life. He was from the beginning. We have heard Him and have seen Him with our own eyes. We have looked at Him and put our hands on Him. Christ Who is Life was shown to us. We saw Him. We tell you and preach about the Life that lasts forever. He was with the Father and He has come down to us. We are preaching what we have heard and seen. We want you to share together with us what we have with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing this to you so our joy may be full.

Christians Are to Live in the Light

This is what we heard Him tell us. We are passing it on to you. God is light. There is no darkness in Him. If we say we are joined together with Him but live in darkness, we are telling a lie. We are not living the truth. If we live in the light as He is in the light, we share what we have in God with each other. And the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, makes our lives clean from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we lie to ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we tell Him our sins, He is faithful and we can depend on Him to forgive us of our sins. He will make our lives clean from all sin. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make God a liar. And His Word is not in our hearts.

Les escribimos acerca de lo que siempre ha existido.

Lo hemos oído, lo hemos visto
    con nuestros propios ojos,
lo hemos observado y lo hemos tocado
    con nuestras propias manos.

Hablamos de Aquel que es la Palabra[a] que da vida.

El que es la vida apareció entre nosotros. Lo vimos y por eso damos testimonio acerca de él. A ustedes les anunciamos que él es la vida eterna que estaba con el Padre. Lo que hemos visto y oído acerca de él, ahora le anunciamos a ustedes. Lo que hemos visto y oído se lo anunciamos también a ustedes para que tengan compañerismo con nosotros, así como nosotros tenemos compañerismo con el Padre y con su Hijo, Jesucristo. Les escribimos esto para aumentar al máximo nuestra alegría.

Dios perdona nuestros pecados

Este es el mensaje que hemos oído de Jesucristo y se lo estamos anunciando a ustedes: Dios es luz y no hay oscuridad en él. Si decimos que estamos bien con Dios[b] pero seguimos viviendo en la oscuridad, estamos mintiendo, pues no seguimos la verdad. Pero si continuamos viviendo en la luz como Dios vive en la luz, tenemos comunión unos con otros, y la sangre de Jesús, su Hijo, continúa purificándonos de todo pecado.

Si decimos que no pecamos, nos engañamos a nosotros mismos y la verdad no está en nosotros; pero si confesamos nuestros pecados, Dios nos perdonará. Él es fiel y justo para limpiarnos de toda maldad. 10 Si decimos que nunca hemos pecado es como decir que Dios es un mentiroso[c] y eso indica que no hemos aceptado realmente su enseñanza.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Palabra Es la traducción de la palabra griega logos, que hace referencia a cualquier clase de comunicación. Aquí se refiere a Jesucristo, a través del cual Dios se da a conocer al mundo.
  2. 1:6 estamos bien con Dios Textualmente tenemos comunión con él.
  3. 1:10 mentiroso Dios afirma que todo ser humano comete pecado. Ver Ro 3:10-23.

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