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1 John 1 :: New International Version (NIV)

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The Incarnation of the Word of Life

(Jhn 1:1–5 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:1 - That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:2 - The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:3 - We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:4 - We write this to make our[fn] joy complete.

Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:5 - This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:6 - If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:7 - 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, purifies us from all[fn] sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:8 - If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:10 - If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
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