1 aSee John 1:1 That which wasb[ch. 2:13, 14] from the beginning,cActs 4:20 which we have heard,dJohn 19:35 which we have seen with our eyes,ech. 4:14; John 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16 which we looked upon andfLuke 24:39; John 20:27 have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 gJohn 1:4; 11:25; 14:6 the lifehch. 3:5, 8; Rom. 16:26; 1 Tim. 3:16 was made manifest, and we have seen it, andiSee John 15:27 testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life,a[See ver. 1 above] which was with the Father andhch. 3:5, 8; Rom. 16:26; 1 Tim. 3:16 was made manifest to us— 3 c[See ver. 1 above] that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeedjJohn 17:21; 1 Cor. 1:9; [ch. 2:24] our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing these things sokJohn 15:11; 16:24 that our joy may be complete.
5 lch. 3:11 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, thatmJames 1:17; [ch. 4:8; John 4:24] God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 nch. 2:11; John 12:35; 2 Cor. 6:14 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie andoJohn 3:21 do not practice the truth. 7 Butp[Isa. 2:5] if we walk in the light,q[Ps. 104:2; 1 Tim. 6:16] as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, andrEph. 1:7; Heb. 9:14; 1 Pet. 1:19; Rev. 5:9; 7:14; 12:11 the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 s[Job 15:14; Jer. 2:35]; See James 3:2 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, andtch. 2:4 the truth is not in us. 9 uPs. 32:5; 51:3; Prov. 28:13 If we confess our sins, he isv[Ps. 143:1; Rom. 3:26] faithful and just to forgive us our sins andr[See ver. 7 above] to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned,wch. 5:10 we make him a liar, andxJohn 5:38; 8:37 his word is not in us.