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, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we did behold, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of the 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.

and the Life was manifested, and we have seen, and do testify, and declare to you the Life, the age-during, 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 declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship 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.

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.

And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not 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 may say -- `we have fellowship with Him,' and in the darkness may walk -- we lie, and do not 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.

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light -- we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;

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

if we may say -- `we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, 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 may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every 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 may say -- `we have not sinned,' a liar we make Him, and His word is not in us.