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That hos which has existed eimi from apo the beginning archē, which hos we have heard akouō, which hos we have seen horaō with ho our hēmeis eyes ophthalmos, which hos we looked upon theaomai and kai · ho our hēmeis hands cheir have touched psēlaphaō, concerning peri the ho word logos of ho life zōē · kai this ho life zōē was revealed phaneroō, and kai we have seen horaō it and kai are bearing witness martyreō and kai proclaiming apangellō to you hymeis the ho eternal aiōnios life zōē · ho that hostis existed eimi with pros the ho Father patēr and kai was revealed phaneroō to us hēmeis that which hos we have seen horaō and kai heard akouō we proclaim apangellō also kai to you hymeis, so that hina you hymeis too kai may have echō fellowship koinōnia with meta us hēmeis; and de indeed kai · ho our hēmeteros fellowship koinōnia · ho is with meta the ho Father patēr and kai with meta · ho his autos Son hyios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos. · kai These things houtos we hēmeis are writing graphō that hina · ho our hēmeis joy chara may be eimi complete plēroō.

Now kai this houtos is eimi the ho message angelia that hos we have heard akouō from apo him autos and kai are proclaiming anangellō to you hymeis: · ho God theos is eimi light phōs, and kai there is eimi absolutely oudeis no ou darkness skotia in en him autos. If ean we say legō that hoti we have echō fellowship koinōnia with meta him autos but kai continue to walk peripateō in en · ho darkness skotos, we lie pseudomai and kai are not ou putting poieō the ho truth alētheia into practice . But de if ean we walk peripateō in en the ho light phōs, as hōs he autos is eimi in en the ho light phōs, we have echō fellowship koinōnia with meta one another allēlōn, and kai the ho blood haima of Jesus Iēsous · ho his autos Son hyios cleanses katharizō us hēmeis from apo all pas sin hamartia. If ean we say legō that hoti we are echō without ou sin hamartia, we are deceiving planaō ourselves heautou and kai the ho truth alētheia is eimi not ou in en us hēmeis. If ean we confess homologeō · ho our hēmeis sins hamartia, he is eimi faithful pistos and kai just dikaios and will forgive aphiēmi us hēmeis our ho sins hamartia and kai cleanse katharizō us hēmeis from apo all pas unrighteousness adikia. 10 If ean we say legō that hoti we have not ou sinned hamartanō, we make poieō him autos a liar pseustēs and kai · ho his autos word logos is eimi not ou in en us hēmeis.

Jesus, the Word of Life

What existed from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we observed and touched with our own hands—this is the[a] Word of life! This life was revealed to us, and we have seen it and testify about it. We declare to you this eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us. What we have seen and heard we declare to you so that you, too, can have fellowship with us. Now this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus, the Messiah.[b] We are writing these things[c] so that our[d] joy may be full.

Living in the Light

This is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness—none at all! If we claim that we have fellowship with him but keep living in darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth. But if we keep living in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we do not have any sin, we are deceiving ourselves and we’re not being truthful to ourselves. If we make it our habit to confess our sins, in his faithful righteousness he forgives us for those sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have never sinned, we make him a liar and his word has no place in us.

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 1:1 Lit. about the
  2. 1 John 1:3 Or Christ
  3. 1 John 1:4 Other mss. read these things to you
  4. 1 John 1:4 Other mss. read your