What was ^afrom the beginning, what we have ^bheard, what we have ^cseen with our eyes, what we ^dhave looked at and ^etouched with our hands, concerning the ^fWord of Life— 2 and ^athe life was revealed, and we have ^bseen and ^ctestify and proclaim to you ^dthe eternal life, which was ^ewith the Father and was ^frevealed to us— 3 what we have ^aseen and ^bheard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our ^cfellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 ^aThese things we write, so that our ^bjoy may be made complete.

5 ^aThis is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that ^bGod is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 6 ^aIf we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we ^blie and ^cdo not practice the truth; 7 but if we ^awalk in the Light as ^bHe Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^cthe blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 ^aIf we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the ^btruth is not in us. 9 ^aIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and ^bcleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 ^aIf we say that we have not sinned, we ^bmake Him a liar and ^cHis word is not in us.

What was ^afrom the beginning, what we have ^bheard, what we have ^cseen with our eyes, what we ^dbeheld and ^etouched with our hands, concerning the ^fWord of Life— 2 and ^athe life was manifested, and we have ^bseen and ^cbear witness and proclaim to you ^dthe eternal life, which was ^ewith the Father and was ^fmanifested to us— 3 what we have ^aseen and ^bheard we proclaim to you also, so that you may also have fellowship with us; and indeed our ^cfellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 ^aAnd these things we are writing, so that our ^bjoy may be made complete.

5 ^aAnd this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you, that ^bGod is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 6 ^aIf we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we ^blie and ^cdo not do the truth; 7 but if we ^awalk in the Light as ^bHe Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^cthe blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 ^aIf we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the ^btruth is not in us. 9 ^aIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and ^bto cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 ^aIf we say that we have not sinned, we ^bmake Him a liar and ^cHis word is not in us.