What Was Heard, Seen, and Touched
1 Thatwhich was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we haveseen with our eyes,which we have looked upon, andour hands have handled, concerning theWord of life—
2 the lifewas manifested, and we have seen,and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which waswith the Father and was manifested to us—
3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowshipiswith the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things we write to youthat your joy may be full.
Fellowship with Him and One Another
5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, thatGod is light and in Him is no darkness at all.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 But if wewalk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, andthe blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses 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 weconfess our sins, He isfaithful and just to forgive usoursins and tocleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, wemake Him a liar, and His word is not in us.