1 John 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have beheld, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of the life;

Godbey⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have beheld, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of the life; ² and the life was made manifest, and we have seen, and we testify, and we proclaim to you the life which is eternal, which was with the Father, and has been made manifest unto us; ³ that which we have seen and heard we also proclaim to you, in order that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is indeed with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. ⁴ And we write the same things to you, in order that our joy may be full. ⁵ And the same message which we have heard from him, we also proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness. ⁶ If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: ⁷ 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. ⁸ But if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous that he may forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we may say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.