1 John 1:1-7

The Word of Life

1 ¹That which was ²from the beginning, ³which we have heard, ⁴which we have seen with our eyes, ⁵which we looked upon and ⁶have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life--

2 ⁷the life ⁸was made manifest, and we have seen it, and ⁹testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, ¹⁰which was with the Father and ¹¹was made manifest to us--

3 ¹²that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed ¹³our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

4 And we are writing these things so ¹⁴that our^[a] joy may be complete.

Walking in the Light

5 ¹⁵This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that ¹⁶God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

6 ¹⁷If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and ¹⁸do not practice the truth.

7 But ¹⁹if we walk in the light, ²⁰as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and ²¹the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

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Cross References 21

1. See John 1:1
2. [1 John 2:13, 14]
3. Acts 4:20
4. John 19:35
5. 1 John 4:14; John 1:14; 2 Peter 1:16
6. Luke 24:39; John 20:27
7. John 1:4; John 11:25; John 14:6
8. 1 John 3:5, 8; Romans 16:26; 1 Timothy 3:16
9. See John 15:27
10. [See ver. 1 above]
11. 1 John 3:5, 8; Romans 16:26; 1 Timothy 3:16
12. [See ver. 1 above]
13. John 17:21; 1 Corinthians 1:9; [1 John 2:24]
14. John 15:11; John 16:24
15. 1 John 3:11
16. James 1:17; [1 John 4:8; John 4:24]
17. 1 John 2:11; John 12:35; 2 Corinthians 6:14
18. John 3:21
19. [Isaiah 2:5]
20. [Psalms 104:2; 1 Timothy 6:16]
21. Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19; Revelation 5:9; Revelation 7:14; Revelation 12:11

Footnotes 1

[a]. Some manuscripts your

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