Book of Common Prayer

We Are Announcing To You What We Have Personally Witnessed Concerning The Word of Life

1 That-which^[a] was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we looked-at and our hands touched, concerning the word^[b] of life— ² indeed^[c] life^[d] was made-known! And we have seen and are testifying and are announcing to you the eternal life^[e] which was with the Father and was made-known to us!— ³ That-which^[f] we have seen and heard we are announcing also to you so that you also may have fellowship^[g] with us. And indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. ⁴ And we are writing these things in order that our joy may be full.

The Message We Heard Is That God Is Light

⁵ And this is the message which we have heard from Him and are declaring to you: that God is light, and there is not any darkness in Him.

If We Walk In The Light And Confess Our Sins, Jesus Cleanses And Forgives Us

⁶ If we claim that we have fellowship with Him and are walking in the darkness, we are lying and not doing the truth. ⁷ But if we are walking in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. ⁸ If we claim that we do not have^[h] sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we are confessing^[i] our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we claim that we have not sinned, we are making Him a liar and His word is not in us.

Jesus Prays: Father, Glorify Your Son

17 Jesus spoke these things, and having lifted-up His eyes to heaven, said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You— ² just as You gave Him authority over all flesh in order that as to all that^[a] You have given Him, He may give eternal life to them. ³ And this is eternal life: that they may be knowing You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ Whom You sent-forth. ⁴ I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given to Me that I should do. ⁵ And now Father, You glorify Me with Yourself with the glory which I was having with You before the world was.

I Have Revealed Your Name To The Men You Gave Me. Keep Them In Your Name

⁶ “I revealed Your name to the men whom You gave to Me out of the world. They were Yours, and You gave them to Me. And they have kept Your word. ⁷ They have now come-to-know that all^[b] things that You have given to Me are from You— ⁸ because I have given them the words which You gave to Me, and they received them, and truly understood that I came forth from You, and believed that You sent Me forth. ⁹ I am praying^[c] for them. I am not praying for the world, but for the ones whom You have given to Me— because they are Yours; ¹⁰ indeed all^[d] My things are Yours, and Yours, Mine^[e]. And I have been glorified in them. ¹¹ And I am^[f] no longer in the world, and they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep^[g] them in^[h] Your name which You have given to Me, in order that they may be one, just as We are.