1John.1.1
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, of the Word of life;
1John.1.1
From the very first day, we were there, taking it all in--we heard it with our own ears, saw it with our own eyes, verified it with our own hands.
1John.1.1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched--this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.
1John.1.1
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--
1John.1.1
The one who existed from the beginning is the one we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is Jesus Christ, the Word of life.
1John.1.2
For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
1John.1.2
The Word of Life appeared right before our eyes; we saw it happen! And now we're telling you in most sober prose that what we witnessed was, incredibly, this: The infinite Life of God himself took shape before us.
1John.1.2
The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.
1John.1.2
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--
1John.1.2
This one who is life from God was shown to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and announce to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was shown to us.
1John.1.3
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1John.1.3
We saw it, we heard it, and now we're telling you so you can experience it along with us, this experience of communion with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ.
1John.1.3
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
1John.1.3
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.
1John.1.3
We are telling you about what we ourselves have actually seen and heard, so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
1John.1.4
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
1John.1.4
Our motive for writing is simply this: We want you to enjoy this, too. Your joy will double our joy!
1John.1.4
We write this to make our joy complete.
1John.1.4
And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.
1John.1.4
We are writing these things so that our joy will be complete.
1John.1.5
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
1John.1.5
This, in essence, is the message we heard from Christ and are passing on to you: God is light, pure light; there's not a trace of darkness in him.
1John.1.5
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
1John.1.5
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.
1John.1.5
This is the message he has given us to announce to you: God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.
1John.1.6
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
1John.1.6
If we claim that we experience a shared life with him and continue to stumble around in the dark, we're obviously lying through our teeth--we're not living what we claim.
1John.1.6
If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.
1John.1.6
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
1John.1.6
So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness. We are not living in the truth.
1John.1.7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
1John.1.7
But if we walk in the light, God himself being the light, we also experience a shared life with one another, as the sacrificed blood of Jesus, God's Son, purges all our sin.
1John.1.7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
1John.1.7
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.
1John.1.7
But if we are living in the light of God's presence, just as Christ is, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from every sin.
1John.1.8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1John.1.8
If we claim that we're free of sin, we're only fooling ourselves. A claim like that is errant nonsense.
1John.1.8
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
1John.1.8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1John.1.8
If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth.
1John.1.9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1John.1.9
On the other hand, if we admit our sins--make a clean breast of them--he won't let us down; he'll be true to himself. He'll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing.
1John.1.9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1John.1.9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1John.1.9
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.
1John.1.10
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1John.1.10
If we claim that we've never sinned, we out-and-out contradict God--make a liar out of him. A claim like that only shows off our ignorance of God.
1John.1.10
If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.
1John.1.10
If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
1John.1.10
If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.
