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1What was from the beginning,[#Jn 1:1; 1Jn 2:13-14]
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 —
2that life was revealed,[#Jn 1:31; 21:1,14; Col 3:4; 1Pt 5:4; 1Jn 2:28; 3:5,8]
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 —
3what we have seen and heard
we also declare to you,
so that you may have fellowship along with us;
and indeed our fellowship is with the Father
and with His Son Jesus Christ.
4We are writing these things[#Other mss add to you]
so that our joy may be complete.
5Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in Him.[#Ps 27:1; 36:9; Jn 12:46; 1Tm 6:16; #1Jn 2:5]
6If we say, “We have fellowship with Him,” yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth.[#2Co 8:4; #Pr 2:13; Is 9:2; 50:10; Jn 8:12; 12:35; 1Jn 2:11; #Or not living according to; #Jn 14:6; 2Co 11:10; 3Jn 3]
7But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.[#Eph 5:8-14; Col 1:12-14; Php 2:15; 1Th 5:5; #Heb 10:19; 12:24; 1Pt 1:2,19; Rv 1:5]
8If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.[#Pr 20:9; Jr 2:35; Rm 3:9-23; Jms 3:2]
9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.[#Ps 103:3; Jr 31:34; Mt 9:6; 26:28; Col 1:14; Jms 5:15]
10If we say, “We don’t have any sin,” we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.[#Lk 8:21; Heb 4:12; #Jn 8:37]