1 John 111 JohnThe word of life; walking in the lightFree Bible Version

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1. The Word of Life

   (Luke 24:36–49; John 20:19–23)

2. 1FBVThis letter is about the Word of Life which existed from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our very own eyes and gazed upon, and which our hands have touched.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. 2FBVThis Life was revealed to us; we saw it and give evidence about it. We are telling you about the one who is Eternal Life, who was with the Father, and who was revealed 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. 3FBVWhat we have seen and heard we are now explaining to you, so that you may also share in this friendship together with us—this friendship that is with the Father, and with 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. 4FBVWe're writing to tell you about this in order to make our happiness complete.BSBBSB: We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

6. Walking in the Light

   (John 8:12–29)

7. 5FBVThis is the message we received from him and that we declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him 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. 6FBVIf we claim to share this friendship with him and yet go on living in darkness, we're lying, and not living in the truth.BSBBSB: If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
9. 7FBVBut if we are living in the light, as he is in the light, then we share in this friendship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, makes us clean from every sin.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. 8FBVIf we claim to be sinless we only fool ourselves, and the truth is not in us.BSBBSB: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
11. 9FBVBut if we confess our sins, he is trustworthy and right so that he can forgive us our sins and make us clean from all that is not right in us.BSBBSB: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
12. 10FBVIf we claim we haven't sinned, we turn him into a liar, and his word is not in 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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