1 John 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 gthe life was manifested, and we have hseen and itestify and proclaim to you jthe eternal life, which was kwith the Father and was lmanifested to us— 3what we have mseen and nheard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our ofellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 pThese things we write, so that our qjoy may be made complete.

God Is Light

5 rThis is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that sGod is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 6 tIf we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we ulie and vdo not practice the truth; 7but if we wwalk in the Light as xHe Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and ythe blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 zIf we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the aatruth is not in us. 9 abIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and acto cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 adIf we say that we have not sinned, we aemake Him a liar and afHis word is not in us.
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