1 John 1

Prologue: Our Declaration

1What was from the beginning, ^a

what we have heard,

what we have seen with our eyes,

what we have observed

and have touched with our hands,

concerning the Word ^bof life—

²that life was revealed, ^c

and we have seen it

and we testify and declare to you

the eternal life that was with the Father

and was revealed to us ^d—

³what we have seen and heard

we also declare to you,

so that you may have fellowship ^ealong with us;

and indeed our fellowship is with the Father ^f

and with His Son Jesus Christ.

⁴We are writing these things ^g

so that our ^hjoy ⁱmay be complete.

Fellowship with God

⁵Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, ^jand there is absolutely no darkness in Him. ^k6If we say, “We have fellowship ^lwith Him,” yet we walk in darkness, ^mwe are lying and are not practicing ⁿthe truth. ^o7But if we walk in the light ^pas He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus ^qHis Son cleanses us from all sin. ⁸If we say, “We have no sin,” ^rwe are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive ^sus our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰If we say, “We don’t have any sin,” we make Him a liar, and His word ^tis not in us. ^u