1 John 111 JohnThe word of life; walking in the lightUnlocked Dynamic Bible

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1. The Word of Life

   (Luke 24:36–49; John 20:19–23)

2. 1UDBI, John, am writing to you about the one who existed before there was anything else. He is the one whom we apostles listened to as he taught us. We saw him. We ourselves looked at him and touched him. He is the one who taught us the message about eternal life.BSBBSB: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
3. 2UDB(Because he came here to the earth and we have seen him, we proclaim to you clearly that the one whom we have seen is the one who has always lived. He was previously with his Father in heaven, but he came to live among us.)BSBBSB: And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.
4. 3UDBWe are proclaiming to you the message about Jesus—the one whom we saw and heard—so that you may join together with us. The ones with whom we have joined are God our Father and his Son Jesus Christ.BSBBSB: We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
5. 4UDBI am writing to you about these things so that you will be convinced that they are true, and as a result we may be completely joyful.BSBBSB: We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

6. Walking in the Light

   (John 8:12–29)

7. 5UDBThe message that we heard from God and that we are proclaiming to you is this: He never sins. He is like a brilliant light that has no darkness at all.BSBBSB: And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
8. 6UDBIf we claim to have joined together with God but conduct our lives in an impure manner—that is like living in evil darkness. We are lying. We are not conducting our lives according to God's true message.BSBBSB: If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
9. 7UDBBut living in a pure manner, as God is living in a pure manner in every way, is like living in God's light. If we do that, we can join together with each other, and God forgives us and accepts us because Jesus died for us.BSBBSB: 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.
10. 8UDBThose who say that they have never sinned are deceiving themselves and are refusing to believe what God says about them.BSBBSB: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
11. 9UDBBut God always does what he says he will do, and what he does is always right. So if we admit to him that we have sinned, he will forgive us for our sins and free us from the guilt of everything we have done wrong. Because of that, we should admit to him that we have sinned.BSBBSB: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
12. 10UDBBecause God says that everyone has sinned, those who say that they have never sinned talk as though God lies! They reject what God says about us!BSBBSB: If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

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