1 John
1 John 1
Berean Standard Bible, with the SBLGNT beneath the selected verse, with the SBLGNT beneath every verse, with an SBLGNT interlinear beneath every verse. Team packages so far: John 1:1–18, Rom 1:1–32, Rom 2:1–29, Rom 3:1–31, Rom 4:1–25, Rom 5:1–21, Rom 6:1–23, Rom 7:1–25.
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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.
Ὃ ἦν ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς, ὃ ἀκηκόαμεν, ὃ ἑωράκαμεν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν, ὃ ἐθεασάμεθα καὶ αἱ χεῖρες ἡμῶν ἐψηλάφησαν, περὶ τοῦ λόγου τῆς ζωῆς—
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2And 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.
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3We 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.
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4We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
καὶAndCONJταῦταthese thingsD-APNγράφομενwriteV-PAI-1Pἡμεῖςwe ourselvesP-1NPἵναso thatCONJἡtheT-NSFχαρὰjoyN-NSFἡμῶνof usP-1GPᾖmay beV-PAS-3Sπεπληρωμένη.completed.V-RPP-NSF
5And 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.
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6If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
ἐὰνIfCONDεἴπωμενwe shall sayV-2AAS-1PὅτιthatCONJκοινωνίανfellowshipN-ASFἔχομενwe haveV-PAI-1Pμετ’withPREPαὐτοῦHimP-GSMκαὶand yetCONJἐνinPREPτῷtheT-DSNσκότειdarknessN-DSNπεριπατῶμεν,may walk,V-PAS-1Pψευδόμεθαwe lieV-PNI-1PκαὶandCONJοὐnotPRT-Nποιοῦμενwe do practiceV-PAI-1PτὴνtheT-ASFἀλήθειαν·truth;N-ASF
7But 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.
ἐὰνIfCONDδὲnowCONJἐνinPREPτῷtheT-DSNφωτὶlightN-DSNπεριπατῶμενwe shall walkV-PAS-1PὡςasPRTαὐτόςHe himselfP-NSMἐστινisV-PAI-3SἐνinPREPτῷtheT-DSNφωτί,light,N-DSNκοινωνίανfellowshipN-ASFἔχομενwe haveV-PAI-1Pμετ’withPREPἀλλήλωνone anotherC-GPMκαὶandCONJτὸtheT-NSNαἷμαbloodN-NSNἸησοῦof JesusN-GSM-PτοῦtheT-GSMυἱοῦSonN-GSMαὐτοῦof HimP-GSMκαθαρίζειcleansesV-PAI-3SἡμᾶςusP-1APἀπὸfromPREPπάσηςallA-GSFἁμαρτίας.sin.N-GSF
8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
ἐὰνIfCONDεἴπωμενwe shall sayV-2AAS-1PὅτιthatCONJἁμαρτίανsinN-ASFοὐκnotPRT-Nἔχομεν,we have,V-PAI-1PἑαυτοὺςourselvesF-1APMπλανῶμενwe deceiveV-PAI-1PκαὶandCONJἡtheT-NSFἀλήθειαtruthN-NSFοὐκnotPRT-NἔστινisV-PAI-3SἐνinPREPἡμῖν.us.P-1DP
9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
ἐὰνIfCONDὁμολογῶμενwe shall confessV-PAS-1PτὰςtheT-APFἁμαρτίαςsinsN-APFἡμῶν,of us,P-1GPπιστόςfaithfulA-NSMἐστινHe isV-PAI-3SκαὶandCONJδίκαιοςjustA-NSMἵναthatCONJἀφῇHe may forgiveV-2AAS-3SἡμῖνusP-1DPτὰς<the>T-APFἁμαρτίας[our] sinsN-APFκαὶandCONJκαθαρίσῃmay cleanseV-AAS-3SἡμᾶςusP-1APἀπὸfromPREPπάσηςallA-GSFἀδικίας.unrighteousness.N-GSF
10If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
ἐὰνIfCONDεἴπωμενwe shall sayV-2AAS-1PὅτιthatCONJοὐχnotPRT-Nἡμαρτήκαμεν,we have sinned,V-RAI-1Pψεύστηνa liarN-ASMποιοῦμενwe makeV-PAI-1PαὐτὸνHimP-ASMκαὶandCONJὁtheT-NSMλόγοςwordN-NSMαὐτοῦof HimP-GSMοὐκnotPRT-NἔστινisV-PAI-3SἐνinPREPἡμῖν.us.P-1DP