1What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have observed, and have touched with our hands, concerning the Word of life—G3739G2258G575G746G3739G191G3739G3708G2257G3788G3739G2300G2532G2257G5495G5584G4012G3056G22222that life was revealed, and we have seen it and we testify and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us—G2532G2222G5319G2532G3708G2532G3140G2532G518G5213G166G2222G3748G2258G4314G3962G2532G5319G22543what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that you may have fellowship along with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.G3739G3708G2532G191G518G5213G2443G5210G2532G2192G2842G3326G2257G2532G2251G2842G1161G3326G3962G2532G3326G846G5207G2424G55474We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.G2532G5023G1125G5213G2443G5216G5479G5600G4137
Fellowship with God
5Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in Him.G3778G2532G2076G1860G3739G191G575G846G2532G312G5213G3754G2316G2076G5457G2532G1722G846G2076G3756G4653G37626If we say, "We have fellowship with Him," and walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth.G1437G2036G3754G2192G2842G3326G846G2532G4043G1722G4655G5574G2532G4160G3756G2257But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.G1161G1437G4043G1722G5457G5613G846G2076G1722G5457G2192G2842G3326G240G2532G129G2424G5547G846G5207G2511G2248G575G3956G2668If we say, "We have no sin," we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.G1437G2036G3754G2192G3756G266G4105G1438G2532G225G2076G3756G1722G22549If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.G1437G3670G2257G266G2076G4103G2532G1342G2443G863G2254G266G2532G2511G2248G575G3956G9310If we say, "We have not sinned," we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.G1437G2036G3754G264G3756G264G4160G846G5583G2532G846G3056G2076G3756G1722G2254