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1 John 1
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 John 1
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Word of Life
1 [a]That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 the life was made manifest, and we saw it, and testify to it, and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— 3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you may have fellowship[b] with us; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing this that our[c] joy may be complete.
God Is Light
5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness[d] at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; 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 cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Footnotes
- 1.1-7 Note the likeness with John’s Gospel 1.1-18.
- 1.3 fellowship: A Johannine theme.
- 1 John 1:4 Other ancient authorities read your
- 1.5 light . . . darkness: Another familiar theme in John’s Gospel.
1 John 1
New International Version
1 John 1
New International Version
The Incarnation of the Word of Life
1 That which was from the beginning,(A) which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,(B) which we have looked at and our hands have touched(C)—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared;(D) we have seen it and testify to it,(E) and we proclaim to you the eternal life,(F) which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,(G) so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.(H) 4 We write this(I) to make our[a] joy complete.(J)
Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness
5 This is the message we have heard(K) from him and declare to you: God is light;(L) in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(M) we lie and do not live out the truth.(N) 7 But if we walk in the light,(O) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[b] sin.(P)
8 If we claim to be without sin,(Q) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(R) 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins(S) and purify us from all unrighteousness.(T) 10 If we claim we have not sinned,(U) we make him out to be a liar(V) and his word is not in us.(W)
Footnotes
- 1 John 1:4 Some manuscripts your
- 1 John 1:7 Or every
1 John 1
English Standard Version
1 John 1
English Standard Version
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[a] 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[b] 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.
Footnotes
- 1 John 1:1 Or Word
- 1 John 1:4 Some manuscripts your
約翰一書 1
Chinese Standard Bible (Traditional)
約翰一書 1
Chinese Standard Bible (Traditional)
生命之道
1 有關生命之道，
是從太初就有的，
是我們所聽到、
所親眼看到、
所觀察過、
又親手摸過的——
2 的確，這生命已經顯明出來；
我們看到了，
現在也做見證，
並向你們宣揚這永恆的生命；
這生命原來與父同在、
又向我們顯明出來了。
3 我們把所看到、
所聽到的也向你們宣揚，
好使你們也能夠與我們相契合[a]；
而我們又是與父
和他的兒子耶穌基督相契合的。
4 我們寫[b]這些事，
好使我們[c]大家的喜樂得以滿足。
與神相契合
5 我們從基督[d]所聽到，現在又傳講給你們的信息是這樣的：神就是光，在他裡面毫無黑暗。 6 如果我們說自己與神相契合，卻仍然在黑暗中行走，我們就是在說謊，沒有遵行真理； 7 但如果我們在光明中行走，就像神在光明中那樣，我們就是彼此相契合[e]的；而且神的兒子耶穌[f]的血也潔淨我們脫離一切的罪。 8 如果我們說自己沒有罪，我們就是在欺騙自己，真理就不在我們裡面了； 9 如果我們承認自己的罪孽，神[g]是信實的、公義的，他就會赦免我們的罪孽，潔淨我們脫離一切的不義。 10 如果我們說自己沒有犯罪，我們就是把神[h]當做說謊者，他的話語就不在我們裡面了。
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