1That which was from the beginning,^a which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,^b which we have looked at and our hands have touched^c—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. ²The life appeared;^d we have seen it and testify to it,^e and we proclaim to you the eternal life,^f which was with the Father and has appeared to us. ³We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,^g so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.^h ⁴We write thisⁱ to make our^a joy complete.^j

Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

⁵This is the message we have heard^k from him and declare to you: God is light;^l in him there is no darkness at all. ⁶If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,^m we lie and do not live out the truth.ⁿ ⁷But if we walk in the light,^o as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all^b sin.^p

⁸If we claim to be without sin,^q we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.^r ⁹If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins^s and purify us from all unrighteousness.^t

Read in Logos

1 John 1:2: … the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—

Footnotes

aSome manuscripts your
bOr every

Cross references

aSee Jn 1:2
bSee Lk 24:48; Jn 1:14; 19:35; Ac 4:20; 2 Pe 1:16; 1 Jn 4:14
c Jn 20:27
d Jn 1:1–4; 11:25; 14:6; 1 Ti 3:16; 1 Pe 1:20; 1 Jn 3:5, 8
eSee Jn 15:27
fSee Mt 25:46
gSee ver 1
h 1 Co 1:9
i 1 Jn 2:1
jSee Jn 3:29
k 1 Jn 3:11
l 1 Ti 6:16
m Jn 3:19–21; 8:12; 2 Co 6:14; Eph 5:8; 1 Jn 2:11
n Jn 3:19–21; 1 Jn 2:4; 4:20
o Isa 2:5
p Heb 9:14; Rev 1:5; 7:14
q Pr 20:9; Jer 2:35; Ro 3:9–19; Jas 3:2
r Jn 8:44; 1 Jn 2:4
s Ps 32:5; 51:2; Pr 28:13
tver 7; Mic 7:18–20; Heb 10:22