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Bible 1 John
Bible 1 John
Bible 1 John
JOHN
CHAPTER 1 give our sins and cleanse us
1 That which was from the from all unrighteousness.
beginning, which we have 10 If we say we have not
heard, which we have seen sinned, we make him a liar,
with our eyes, which we have and his word is not in us.
looked upon and touched with
our hands, concerning the CHAPTER 2
word of life, 1 My little children, I am writ-
2 the life was made manifest, ing this to you so that you
and we saw it, and testify to may not sin; but if any one
it, and proclaim to you the does sin, we have an advocate
eternal life which was with the with the Father, Jesus Christ
Father and was made manifest the righteous;
to us — 2 and he is the expiation for
3 that which we have seen our sins, and not for ours only
and heard we proclaim also to but also for the sins of the
you, so that you may have fel- whole world.
lowship with us; and our fel- 3 And by this we may be sure
lowship is with the Father and that we know him, if we keep
with his Son Jesus Christ. his commandments.
4 And we are writing this that 4 He who says "I know him"
our joy may be complete. but disobeys his command-
5 This is the message we ments is a liar, and the truth
have heard from him and pro- is not in him;
claim to you, that God is light 5 but whoever keeps his
and in him is no darkness at word, in him truly love for God
all. is perfected. By this we may
6 If we say we have fellow- be sure that we are in him:
ship with him while we walk in 6 he who says he abides in
darkness, we lie and do not him ought to walk in the same
live according to the truth; way in which he walked.
7 but if we walk in the light, 7 Beloved, I am writing you
as he is in the light, we have no new commandment, but an
fellowship with one another, old commandment which you
and the blood of Jesus his Son had from the beginning; the
cleanses us from all sin. old commandment is the word
8 If we say we have no sin, which you have heard.
we deceive ourselves, and the 8 Yet I am writing you a new
truth is not in us. commandment, which is true
9 If we confess our sins, he is in him and in you, because
faithful and just, and will for- the darkness is passing away
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