'That which1was2from3the beginning,4which5we have heard,6which7we have seen8with10our11eyes,10which12we looked upon13and14have touched with18our17hands,16concerning19the20word21of life —23 the2life3was made manifest,4and5we have seen6it,and7testify8to itand9proclaim10to you11the12eternal15life,13which16was17with18the19Father20and21was made manifest22to us —23 that which1we have seen2and3heard4we proclaim5also6to you,7so that8you10too9may have12fellowship11with13us;14and18[indeed]15our20fellowship17iswith21the22Father23and24with25his28Son27Jesus29Christ.30 And1we4are writing3these things2so that5our8joy7may be9complete.10 This3is2the4message5we have heard7from8him9and10proclaim11to you,12that13God15is17light,16and18in20him21is23no22darkness19at all.24 If1we say2we have5fellowship4with6him7while8we walk12in9darkness,11we lie13and14do16not15practice16the17truth.18 But2if1we walk6in3the4light,5as7he8is9in10the11light,12we have14fellowship13with15one another,16and17the18blood19of Jesus20his23Son22cleanses24us25from26all27sin.28 If1we say2we have6no5sin,4we deceive8ourselves,7and9the10truth11is13not12in14us.15 If1we confess2our5sins,4he is7faithful6and8just9to forgive1011us12oursins14and15to cleanse16us17from18all19unrighteousness.20 If1we say2we have5not4sinned,5we make7him8a liar,6and9his12word11is14not13in15us.16