Book of Common Prayer
True witness of the everlasting word of God. The blood of Christ is the purgation from sin. No man is without sin.
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 for the life appeared, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you that eternal life, which was with the Father and appeared to us – 3 that which we have seen and heard, we declare to you so that you may have fellowship with us, and so that our fellowship may be with the Father and his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And this we write to you so that your joy may be full.
5 And this is the tidings that we have heard from him and declare to you: that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and yet walk in darkness, we lie, and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in light, even as he is in light, then we have fellowship with him, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 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 we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
The most hearty and loving prayer of Christ to his Father for all those who receive the truth.
17 These words Jesus spoke, and lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, Father, the hour is come. Glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you have given him power over all flesh, so that he may give eternal life to as many as you have given him. 3 This is life eternal: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
4 I have glorified you on the earth. I have finished the work that you gave me to do. 5 And now glorify me, Father, with your own self – with the glory that I had with you before the world was. 6 I have declared your name to the men that you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your sayings. 7 Now they know that all things, whatsoever you have given me, are of you. 8 For I have given to them the words that you gave me and they have received them, and know surely that I came out from you, and do believe that you did send me.
9 I pray for them – and pray not for the world, but for those whom you have given me. For they are yours. 10 And all mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I come to you. Holy Father, keep in your own name those whom you have given me so that they may be one, as we are.
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.