1 John 1

Chapter 1

Introduction, The Incarnate Word

¹What was ^afrom the beginning, what we have ^bheard, what we have ^cseen with our eyes, what we ^dhave looked at and ^etouched with our hands, concerning the ^fWord of Life—

²and ^athe life was manifested, and we have ^bseen and ^ctestify and proclaim to you ^dthe eternal life, which was ^ewith the Father and was manifested to us—

³what we have ^aseen and ^bheard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our ^cfellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.

^4aThese things we write, so that our ^bjoy may be made complete.

God Is Light

^5aThis is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that ^bGod is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

^6aIf we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we ^blie and ^cdo not practice the truth;

⁷but if we ^awalk in the Light as ^bHe Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^cthe blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

^8aIf we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the ^btruth is not in us.

^9aIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and ^bto cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

^10aIf we say that we have not sinned, we ^bmake Him a liar and ^cHis word is not in us.