1 John 1

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1 John 1:1

AMP: [I am writing about] what existed from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life [the One who existed even before the beginning of the world, Christ]—

ASV: That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life

BSB: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands — this is the Word of life.

DARBY: That which was from [the] beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes; that which we contemplated, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life;

DRA: 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:

KJV: 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;

1 John 1:2

AMP: and the Life [an aspect of His being] was manifested, and we have seen [it as eyewitnesses] and testify and declare to you [the Life], the eternal Life who was [already existing] with the Father and was [actually] made visible to us [His followers]—

ASV: (and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal [life], which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us);

BSB: And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

DARBY: (and the life has been manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and has been manifested to us:)

DRA: For the life was manifested; and we have seen and do bear witness, and declare unto you the life eternal, which was with the Father, and hath appeared to us:

KJV: (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

1 John 1:3

AMP: what we have seen and heard we also proclaim to you, so that you too may have fellowship [as partners] with us. And indeed our fellowship [which is a distinguishing mark of born-again believers] is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.

ASV: that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ:

BSB: We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

DARBY: that which we have seen and heard we report to you, that *ye* also may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship [is] indeed with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

DRA: 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.

KJV: That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

1 John 1:4

AMP: We are writing these things to you so that our joy [in seeing you included] may be made complete [by having you share in the joy of salvation].

ASV: and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.

BSB: We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

DARBY: And these things write we to you that your joy may be full.

DRA: And these things we write to you, that you may rejoice, and your joy may be full.

KJV: And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

1 John 1:5

AMP: This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].

ASV: And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

BSB: And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

DARBY: And this is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

DRA: And this is the declaration which we have heard from him, and declare unto you: That God is light, and in him there is no darkness.

KJV: This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:6

AMP: If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness [of sin], we lie and do not practice the truth;

ASV: If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

BSB: If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

DARBY: If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not practise the truth.

DRA: If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.

KJV: If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

1 John 1:7

AMP: but if we [really] walk in the Light [that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God], as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].

ASV: but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

BSB: 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 cleanses us from all sin.

DARBY: But if we walk in the light as *he* is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.

DRA: 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.

KJV: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

1 John 1:8

AMP: If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude ourselves and the truth is not in us. [His word does not live in our hearts.]

ASV: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

BSB: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

DARBY: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

DRA: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

KJV: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 1:9

AMP: If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose].

ASV: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

BSB: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

DARBY: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us [our] sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

DRA: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all iniquity.

KJV: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:10

AMP: If we say that we have not sinned [refusing to admit acts of sin], we make Him [out to be] a liar [by contradicting Him] and His word is not in us.

ASV: If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

BSB: If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

DARBY: If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

DRA: If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

KJV: If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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