The Word of Life

¹aThat which was bfrom the beginning, cwhich we have heard, dwhich we have seen with our eyes, ewhich we looked upon and fhave touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— ²gthe life hwas made manifest, and we have seen it, and itestify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, awhich was with the Father and hwas made manifest to us— ³cthat which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed jour fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. ⁴And we are writing these things so kthat our1 joy may be complete.

Walking in the Light

⁵lThis is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that mGod is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ⁶nIf we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and odo not practice the truth. ⁷But pif we walk in the light, qas he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and rthe blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. ⁸sIf we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and tthe truth is not in us. ⁹uIf we confess our sins, he is vfaithful and just to forgive us our sins and rto cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰If we say we have not sinned, wwe make him a liar, and xhis word is not in us.