CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 John 1</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_john/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//1_john/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/1_john/">1 John</a> > 1 John 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_peter/3.htm" title="2 Peter 3">◄</a> 1 John 1 <a href="../1_john/2.htm" title="1 John 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/1_john/1.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_john/1.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_john/1.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_john/1.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/1_john/1.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_john/1.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/1_john/1.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Word of Life<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../luke/24.htm#36">Luke 24:36–49</a>; <a href ="../john/20.htm#19">John 20:19–23</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>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. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>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. <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>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. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>We write these things so that our<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> joy may be complete. <A name="6"></a><p class="hdg">Walking in the Light<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../john/8.htm#12">John 8:12–29</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>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. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> 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. <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> BYZ and TR <i>your</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> NA does not include <i>But</i><span class="thin"> </span>.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Free <a href=http://berean.bible/downloads.htm>downloads</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible/licensing.htm>licensing</a> available. See also the <a href=http://literalbible.com>Berean Literal Bible</a> and <a href=http://interlinearbible.com>Berean Interlinear Bible</a>.<span class=p><br /><br /></span><a href=/>Bible Hub</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_peter/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Peter 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Peter 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_john/2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 John 2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 John 2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>