Introduction

1 What was from the beginning; what we have heard; what we have seen with our eyes; what we looked at and touched with our hands, referring to the Word of life.

2 For this life was clearly seen, and we have seen, bear witness, and tell you about that eternal life, which was with the Father and was clearly seen by us.

3 That which we have seen and heard, we announce to you so that you also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship is with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ.

4 We write these things to you so that your joy may be full.

Walk in the Light

5 This, then, is the message, which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, yet walk in darkness, we lie and are not putting the truth into practice.

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 every sin.

Confession of Sin

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 If we keep on confessing our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from every wrongdoing.

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.