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1 John 1 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Prologue: Our Declaration
(Jhn 1:1–5 )

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What 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 ​— ​

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that 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 ​— ​

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what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that you may also have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

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We are writing these things[fn] so that our[fn] joy may be complete.

Fellowship with God

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This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him.

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If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth.

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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.

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If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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If we say, “We have not sinned,” we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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1 John Chapter 1 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Morphological Greek New Testament Textus Receptus Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras