1 John 111 JohnThe word of life; walking in the lightunfoldingWord® Simplified Text

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1. The Word of Life

   (Luke 24:36–49; John 20:19–23)

2. 1UST{ I, John, am writing to you} about{ Jesus,} the Word{ of God}, the one who gives life. He existed before there was anything else. We{ apostles} listened to him{ as he taught people}. We saw him personally. We looked at him and touched him.{ So we can testify that he was a real human being.}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. 2USTBecause he who always lives came here to the earth and we saw him, we are proclaiming him to you clearly. The one who has always existed, who had been with his Father in heaven, came here to 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. 3USTWe want you to share life with us, and so we are proclaiming to you what we saw{ Jesus do} and what we heard{ Jesus say}.{ If you believe in him,} you will share life, as we do, with God our Father and with his Son Jesus the Messiah.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. 4USTI am writing to you about these things so that{ you will recognize that they are true, and that as a result} we will be completely joyful together.BSBBSB: We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

6. Walking in the Light

   (John 8:12–29)

7. 5USTThe message that we heard from Jesus and are proclaiming to you is this: God always does what is right, and he never, ever does anything wrong. He is like a pure light in which there is 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. 6USTIf we say that we share life with God, but we live in an evil manner, we are lying. We are not living truthfully. It is as though we are living in the dark.BSBBSB: If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
9. 7USTBut if we live in a pure manner, as God is pure in every way, then we can share life with each other. This is like living in God’ s pure light. Then God forgives all of our sin and accepts us because his Son 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. 8USTIf we say that we do not commit sin, we are fooling ourselves. We are refusing to believe the true things{ that God says about us}.BSBBSB: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
11. 9USTBut 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{ and reject that sin}, he will forgive us for our sins and he will free us from{ the guilt of} everything that we have done wrong.BSBBSB: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
12. 10UST{ Because God says that everyone has sinned,} if we say that we have not sinned, we are speaking as if God were a liar! We are rejecting what God has said 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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