CHAP. I.
He declares what he has seen and heard of Christ (who
is the life eternal) to the end that we may have fellowship
with God, and all good through him. Yet so if we
confess our sins.
1 That which was
from the beginning,
which we have heard,
which we have seen with our
eyes, which we have looked
upon, and our hands have
handled, of the word of life:
2 For the life was manifested;
and we have seen,
and do bear witness, and declare
unto you the eternal life
which was with the Father,
and hath appeared to us:
3 That which we have
seen and have heard, we declare
unto you, that you also
may have fellowship with us,
and our fellowship may be
with the Father, and with his
Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things we
write to you, that you may
rejoice, and your joy may
be full.
5 And this is the declaration
which we have heard
-- --
which we have heard
from him, and declare unto
you: That God is light, and
in him there is no darkness.
6 If we say that we have
fellowship with him, and walk
in darkness, we lye, and do
not the truth.
7 But if we walk in the
light, as he also is in the light;
we have fellowship one with
another, and the blood of
Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth
us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have
no sin; we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins;
he is faithful and just, to
forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all iniquity.
10 If we say that we have
not sinned; we make him a
liar, and his word is not in us.
Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
