1 C hrist is the Word of Life. He was from the beginning. We have heard Him and have seen Him with our own eyes. We have looked at Him and put our hands on Him.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life—

2 C hrist Who is Life was shown to us. We saw Him. We tell you and preach about the Life that lasts forever. He was with the Father and He has come down to us.

the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us—

3 W e are preaching what we have heard and seen. We want you to share together with us what we have with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

4 W e are writing this to you so our joy may be full. Christians Are to Live in the Light

And these things we write to you that your joy may be full. Fellowship with Him and One Another

5 T his is what we heard Him tell us. We are passing it on to you. God is light. There is no darkness in Him.

This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

6 I f we say we are joined together with Him but live in darkness, we are telling a lie. We are not living the truth.

If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

7 I f we live in the light as He is in the light, we share what we have in God with each other. And the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, makes our lives clean from all sin.

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

8 I f we say that we have no sin, we lie to ourselves and the truth is not in us.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 I f we tell Him our sins, He is faithful and we can depend on Him to forgive us of our sins. He will make our lives clean from all sin.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10 I f we say we have not sinned, we make God a liar. And His Word is not in our hearts.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.