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That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life

(and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);

that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.

This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie and don’t tell the truth.

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.

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

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

If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

ذاك الَّذي كانَ مُنذُ البَدْء ذاك الَّذي سَمِعناه ذاك الَّذي رَأَيناهُ بِعَينَينا ذاكَ الَّذي تَأَمَّلناه ولَمَسَتْه يَدانا مِن كَلِمَةِ الحَياة

لِأَنَّ الحَياةَ ظَهَرَت فرَأَينا ونَشهَد ونُبَشِّرُكم بِتِلكَ الحَياةِ الأَبدِيَّةِ الَّتي كانَت لَدى الآب فتَجلَّت لَنا

ذاكَ الَّذي رَأَيناه وسَمِعناه نُبَشِّرُكم بِه أَنتُم أَيضًا لِتَكونَ لَكم أَيضًا مُشاركَةٌ معَنا ومُشارَكتُنا هي مُشاركةٌ لِلآبِ ولِٱبنِه يسوعَ المسيح

وإِنَّنا نَكتُبُ إِلَيكم بِذٰلِك لِيَكونَ فَرَحُنا تامًّا

إِليكُمُ البَلاغَ الَّذي سمِعناه مِنه ونُخبِرُكم به: إِنَّ اللهَ نورٌ لا ظَلامَ فيه

فإِذا قُلْنا: «لَنا مُشارَكةٌ معَه» ونَحنُ نَسيرُ في الظَّلام كُنَّا كاذِبينَ ولَم نَعمَلْ لِلحَقّ

وأَمَّا إِذا سِرْنا في النُّور كما أَنَّه هو في النُّور فلَنا مُشارَكةٌ بَعضُنا مع بَعض ودَمُ يسوعَ ٱبنِه يُطَهِّرُنا مِن كُلِّ خَطيئَة

إِذا قُلْنا: «إِنَّنا بِلا خطيئة» ضَلَّلْنا أَنفُسَنا ولَم يَكُنِ الحَقُّ فينا

وإِذا ٱعتَرَفْنا بِخَطايانا فإِنَّه أَمينٌ بارّ يَغفِرُ لَنا خَطايانا ويُطَهِّرُنا مِن كُلِّ إِثْم

وإِذا قُلْنا: «إِنَّنا لم نَخطَأْ» جَعَلْناه كاذِبًا ولَم تَكُنْ كَلِمَتُه فينا