1 We|strong="G2249" want to|strong="G2532" tell you|strong="G3739" about|strong="G4012" the|strong="G3588" Word|strong="G3056" that|strong="G3739" gives life|strong="G2222"—the|strong="G3588" one|strong="G3739" who|strong="G3739" existed|strong="G1510" before|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" world began. This|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" one|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G1510" heard|strong="G0191" and|strong="G2532" have|strong="G1510" seen|strong="G3708" with|strong="G0575" our|strong="G2532" own|strong="G3788" eyes|strong="G3788". We|strong="G2249" saw|strong="G3708" what|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" did|strong="G0191", and|strong="G2532" our|strong="G2532" hands|strong="G5495" touched|strong="G5584" him|strong="G3739".
2 Yes, the|strong="G3588" one|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" life|strong="G2222" was|strong="G1510" shown|strong="G5319" to|strong="G4314" us|strong="G3708". We|strong="G2249" saw|strong="G3708" him|strong="G3708", and|strong="G2532" so|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2249" can tell|strong="G0518" others|strong="G3588" about|strong="G4314" him|strong="G3708". We|strong="G2249" now|strong="G2532" tell|strong="G0518" you|strong="G5210" about|strong="G4314" him|strong="G3708". He|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" eternal|strong="G0166" life|strong="G2222" that|strong="G3748" was|strong="G1510" with|strong="G4314" God|strong="G3962" the|strong="G3588" Father|strong="G3962" and|strong="G2532" was|strong="G1510" shown|strong="G5319" to|strong="G4314" us|strong="G3708".
3 We|strong="G2249" are|strong="G3739" telling you|strong="G5210" about|strong="G3588" what|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G2192" seen|strong="G3708" and|strong="G2532" heard|strong="G0191" because|strong="G1161" we|strong="G2249" want you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G2443" have|strong="G2192" fellowship|strong="G2842" with|strong="G3326" us|strong="G3708". The|strong="G3588" fellowship|strong="G2842" we|strong="G2249" share|strong="G2842" together|strong="G3326" is|strong="G3739" with|strong="G3326" God|strong="G0846" the|strong="G3588" Father|strong="G3962" and|strong="G2532" his|strong="G0846" Son|strong="G5207" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547".
4 We|strong="G2249" write|strong="G1125" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778" to|strong="G2443" you|strong="G1510" so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G2443" you|strong="G1510" can be|strong="G1510" full|strong="G4137" of|strong="G3588" joy|strong="G5479" with|strong="G2532" us.
5 We|strong="G3739" heard|strong="G0191" the|strong="G3588" true teaching from|strong="G0575" God|strong="G2316". Now|strong="G2532" we|strong="G3739" tell it|strong="G0846" to|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210": God|strong="G2316" is|strong="G1510" light|strong="G5457", and|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846" there|strong="G1510" is|strong="G1510" no|strong="G3756" darkness|strong="G4653".
6 So|strong="G2532" if|strong="G1437" we|strong="G1437" say|strong="G3004" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G1437" share|strong="G2842" in|strong="G1722" life|strong="G4043" with|strong="G3326" God|strong="G0846", but|strong="G2532" we|strong="G1437" continue|strong="G2532" living|strong="G2192" in|strong="G1722" darkness|strong="G4655", we|strong="G1437" are|strong="G3588" liars, who|strong="G3588" don’t|strong="G3756" follow the|strong="G3588" truth|strong="G0225".
7 We|strong="G2249" should|strong="G2532" live|strong="G4043" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" light|strong="G5457", where|strong="G5613" God|strong="G0846" is|strong="G1510". If|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" live|strong="G4043" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" light|strong="G5457", we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G2192" fellowship|strong="G2842" with|strong="G3326" each|strong="G0240" other|strong="G1161", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3956" blood|strong="G0129" sacrifice of|strong="G5207" Jesus|strong="G2424", God’s|strong="G0846" Son|strong="G5207", washes away|strong="G0575" every|strong="G3956" sin|strong="G0266" and|strong="G2532" makes us|strong="G1722" clean|strong="G2511".
8 If|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" say|strong="G3004" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G2192" no|strong="G3756" sin|strong="G0266", we|strong="G2249" are|strong="G1510" fooling ourselves|strong="G1438", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" truth|strong="G0225" is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" in|strong="G1722" us|strong="G3004".
9 But|strong="G2532" if|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" confess|strong="G3670" our|strong="G2532" sins|strong="G0266", God will|strong="G1510" forgive|strong="G0863" us|strong="G0863". We|strong="G2249" can trust God to|strong="G2443" do|strong="G1510" this|strong="G3588". He|strong="G2532" always|strong="G3956" does|strong="G1510" what|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" right|strong="G1342". He|strong="G2532" will|strong="G1510" make|strong="G2511" us|strong="G0863" clean|strong="G2511" from|strong="G0575" all|strong="G3956" the|strong="G3956" wrong|strong="G0093" things|strong="G3956" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G1510" done.
10 If|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" say|strong="G3004" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" sinned|strong="G0264", we|strong="G2249" are|strong="G1510" saying|strong="G3004" that|strong="G3754" God|strong="G0846" is|strong="G1510" a|strong="G1510" liar|strong="G5583" and|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" don’t|strong="G3756" accept his|strong="G0846" true teaching|strong="G3056".