1 John 1 1 1 John The word of life; walking in the light Sanskrit New Testament in Velthuis Script A pastoral letter giving believers assurance: those who walk in the light, love one another and confess Jesus come in the flesh know they have eternal life.
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2 SANVEL sa jiivanasvaruupa.h prakaa"sata vaya nca ta.m d.r.s.tavantastamadhi saak.sya.m dadma"sca, ya"sca pitu.h sannidhaavavarttataasmaaka.m samiipe prakaa"sata ca tam anantajiivanasvaruupa.m vaya.m yu.smaan j naapayaama.h| BSB BSB: 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.
3 SANVEL asmaabhi ryad d.r.s.ta.m "sruta nca tadeva yu.smaan j naapyate tenaasmaabhi.h sahaa.m"sitva.m yu.smaaka.m bhavi.syati| asmaaka nca sahaa.m"sitva.m pitraa tatputre.na yii"sukhrii.s.tena ca saarddha.m bhavati| BSB BSB: 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.
4 SANVEL apara nca yu.smaakam aanando yat sampuur.no bhaved tadartha.m vayam etaani likhaama.h| BSB BSB: We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
5 SANVEL vaya.m yaa.m vaarttaa.m tasmaat "srutvaa yu.smaan j naapayaama.h seyam| ii"svaro jyotistasmin andhakaarasya le"so.api naasti| BSB BSB: 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.
6 SANVEL vaya.m tena sahaa.m"sina iti gaditvaa yadyandhaakaare caraamastarhi satyaacaari.no na santo .an.rtavaadino bhavaama.h| BSB BSB: If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 SANVEL kintu sa yathaa jyoti.si varttate tathaa vayamapi yadi jyoti.si caraamastarhi paraspara.m sahabhaagino bhavaamastasya putrasya yii"sukhrii.s.tasya rudhira ncaasmaan sarvvasmaat paapaat "suddhayati| BSB BSB: 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.
9 SANVEL yadi svapaapaani sviikurmmahe tarhi sa vi"svaasyo yaathaarthika"scaasti tasmaad asmaaka.m paapaani k.sami.syate sarvvasmaad adharmmaaccaasmaan "suddhayi.syati| BSB BSB: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 SANVEL vayam ak.rtapaapaa iti yadi vadaamastarhi tam an.rtavaadina.m kurmmastasya vaakya ncaasmaakam antare na vidyate| BSB BSB: 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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