1 John 1:1-5

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.

Cross References

• 1. 1:1 See John 1:1
• 2. 1:1 [ch. 2:13, 14]
• 3. 1:1 Acts 4:20
• 4. 1:1 John 19:35
• 5. 1:1 ch. 4:14; John 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16
• 6. 1:1 Luke 24:39; John 20:27
• 7. 1:2 John 1:4; 11:25; 14:6
• 8. 1:2 ch. 3:5, 8; Rom. 16:26; 1 Tim. 3:16
• 9. 1:2 See John 15:27
• 10. 1:2 [See ver. 1 above]
• 11. 1:2 ch. 3:5, 8; Rom. 16:26; 1 Tim. 3:16
• 12. 1:3 [See ver. 1 above]
• 13. 1:3 John 17:21; 1 Cor. 1:9; [ch. 2:24]
• 14. 1:4 John 15:11; 16:24
• 15. 1:5 ch. 3:11
• 16. 1:5 James 1:17; [ch. 4:8; John 4:24]

Footnotes

• [a] 1:4 Some manuscripts 'your'