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.

He arms his disciples with consolation against trouble, and promises them the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Comfort.

14 And he said to his disciples, Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, and believe in me. ² In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. ³ And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. ⁴ And where I go, you know; and the way, you know.

⁵ Thomas said to him, Lord, we do not know where you are going. How then is it possible for us to know the way?

⁶ Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. And no one comes to the Father except by me. ⁷ If you have known me, you have known my Father also. And now you know him, and have seen him.