1 John 1:1-5 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.