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That whichwasfrom the beginning,which we have heard , which we have seen with oureyes,which we have looked upon , andourhands have handled , of the Word of life;
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(For the life was manifested , and we have seen it, and bear witness , andshew unto you that eternallife,whichwaswith the Father,and was manifested unto us;)
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That which we have seenandheard declare we unto you,thatyealso may havefellowshipwithus:and truly ourfellowshipiswith the Father,andwithhisSonJesusChrist.
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And these things write we unto you,thatyourjoy may befull .
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Thisthenis the messagewhich we have heardofhim,anddeclare unto you,thatGodislight,andinhimisnodarkness at all.
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If we saythat we havefellowshipwithhim,andwalkindarkness, we lie , anddonot the truth:
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Butif we walkin the light,asheisin the light, we havefellowship one with another*, and the blood of JesusChristhisSoncleansethusfromallsin.
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If we saythat we havenosin, we deceiveourselves,and the truthisnotinus.
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If we confessoursins, he isfaithfulandjusttoforgiveus our sins,and to cleanseusfromallunrighteousness.