1Jo 1 | HCSB | STEP | What was from the beginning , what we have heard , what we have seen with our eyes , what we have observed and have touched with our hands , concerning the Word of life

1 John 1

1 John

Prologue: Our Declaration

1 What 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 ^b of life –
2 that 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 –
3 what we have seen and heard
we also declare to you,
so that you may have fellowship ^e along with us;
and indeed our fellowship is with the Father ^f
and with His Son Jesus Christ.
4 We are writing these things ^{▼▼Other mss add to you}
so that our ^{▼▼Other mss read your} joy ⁱ may be complete.

Fellowship with God

5 Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, ^j and there is absolutely no darkness in Him. ^k 6 If we say, “We have fellowship ^l with Him,” yet we ^{▼▼walk: A term often used in a figurative way to mean "way of life" or "behavior"}walk in darkness ⁿ we are lying and are not practicing ^{▼▼Or not living according to} the truth. ^p 7 But if we walk in the light ^q as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus ^r His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say, “We have no sin,” ^s we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive ^t us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say, “We don’t have any sin,” we make Him a liar, and His word ^u is not in us. ^v