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The Word of Life

^1 (a)That which was ^(b)from the beginning, ^(c)which we have heard, ^(d)which we have seen with our eyes, ^(e)which we looked upon and ^(f)have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— ^2 (g)the life ^(h)was made manifest, and we have seen it, and ⁽ⁱ⁾testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, ^(j)which was with the Father and ^(k)was made manifest to us— ^3 (l)that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed ^(m)our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. ⁴ And we are writing these things so ⁽ⁿ⁾that our^[a] joy may be complete.

Walking in the Light

^5 (o)This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that ^(p)God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ^6 (q)If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and ^(r)do not practice the truth. ⁷ But ^(s)if we walk in the light, ^(t)as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^(u)the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. ^8 (v)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and ^(w)the truth is not in us. ^9 (x)If we confess our sins, he is ^(y)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and ^(z)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say we have not sinned, ^(aa)we make him a liar, and ^(ab)his word is not in us.