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1 John 1
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
1 John 1
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
We Are Announcing To You What We Have Personally Witnessed Concerning The Word of Life
1 That-which[a] was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we looked-at and our hands touched, concerning the word[b] of life— 2 indeed[c] life[d] was made-known! And we have seen and are testifying and are announcing to you the eternal life[e] which was with the Father and was made-known to us!— 3 That-which[f] we have seen and heard we are announcing also to you so that you also may have fellowship[g] with us. And indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing these things in order that our joy may be full.
The Message We Heard Is That God Is Light
5 And this is the message which we have heard from Him and are declaring to you: that God is light, and there is not any darkness in Him.
If We Walk In The Light And Confess Our Sins, Jesus Cleanses And Forgives Us
6 If we claim that we have fellowship with Him and are walking in the darkness, we are lying and not doing the truth. 7 But if we are walking in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we claim that we do not have[h] sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we are confessing[i] our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim that we have not sinned, we are making Him a liar and His word is not in us.
Footnotes
- 1 John 1:1 Or, What.
- 1 John 1:1 Or, message.
- 1 John 1:2 Or, and. Before John completes the thought that he is declaring his eyewitness testimony, he leaps ahead to exclaim the result produced by the Christ he witnessed.
- 1 John 1:2 life was made-known. Or, the Life (Christ) appeared!
- 1 John 1:2 life... was made-known to us. Or, Life which was with the Father and appeared to us.
- 1 John 1:3 This resumes from v 1 after the emphatic placement of v 2.
- 1 John 1:3 Or, partnership, communion.
- 1 John 1:8 That is, have no need for a Savior.
- 1 John 1:9 Or, admitting, agreeing about.
1 John 1
New International Version
1 John 1
New International Version
The Incarnation of the Word of Life
1 That which was from the beginning,(A) which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,(B) which we have looked at and our hands have touched(C)—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared;(D) we have seen it and testify to it,(E) and we proclaim to you the eternal life,(F) which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,(G) so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.(H) 4 We write this(I) to make our[a] joy complete.(J)
Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness
5 This is the message we have heard(K) from him and declare to you: God is light;(L) in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(M) we lie and do not live out the truth.(N) 7 But if we walk in the light,(O) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[b] sin.(P)
8 If we claim to be without sin,(Q) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(R) 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins(S) and purify us from all unrighteousness.(T) 10 If we claim we have not sinned,(U) we make him out to be a liar(V) and his word is not in us.(W)
Footnotes
- 1 John 1:4 Some manuscripts your
- 1 John 1:7 Or every
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