Berean Standard Bible

1 John 1

(Luke 24:36–49; John 20:19–23)

1That whichὋHoG3739wasἦνēnG1510fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆς,archēsG746,whichὃhoG3739we have heardἀκηκόαμεν,akēkoamenG191,whichὃhoG3739we have seenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708withτοῖςtoisG3588our ownG1473eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,whichὃhoG3739we have gazed uponἐθεασάμεθαetheasamethaG2300andκαὶkaiG2532touchedἐψηλάφησανepsēlaphēsanG5584withourG1473ownαἱhaiG3588handsχεῖρεςcheiresG5495—this isπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588WordλόγουlogouG3056τῆςtēsG3588of lifeζωῆς·zōēsG2222.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532this istheἡhēG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222that was revealedἐφανερώθη,ephanerōthēG5319καὶkaiG2532;we have seenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708itandκαὶkaiG2532testifiedμαρτυροῦμενmarturoumenG3140to it,andκαὶkaiG2532we proclaimἀπαγγέλλομενapangellomenG518to youὑμῖνhuminG4771theτὴνtēnG3588eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166τὴνtēnG3588lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222thatἥτιςhētisG3748wasἦνēnG1510withπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532was revealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319to usG1473.

3We proclaimἀπαγγέλλομενapangellomenG518to youὑμῖνhuminG4771καὶkaiG2532whatὃhoG3739we have seenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708andκαὶkaiG2532heardἀκηκόαμεν,akēkoamenG191,so thatἵναinaG2443youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532may haveἔχητεechēteG2192fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usἡμετέραhēmeteraG1473.AndκαὶkaiG2532δὲdeG1161thisἡhēG3588fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842ἡhēG3588of oursG2251iswithμετὰmetaG3326theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532withμετὰmetaG3326HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

4καὶkaiG2532WeG1473writeγράφομενgraphomenG1125these thingsταῦταtautaG3778so thatἵναinaG2443ourG1473ἡhēG3588joyχαρὰcharaG5479may beᾖēG1510completeπεπληρωμένη.peplērōmenēG4137.

Walking in the Light

(John 8:12–29)

5AndκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἔστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588messageἀγγελίαangeliaG31ἣνhēnG3739we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575HimαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532announceἀναγγέλλομενanangellomenG312to youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588:GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστινestinG1510lightφῶςphōsG5457,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653at allοὐδεμία.oudemiaG3762.

6IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayεἴπωμενeipōmenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754we haveἔχομενechomenG2192fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842withμετ᾽met᾽G3326HimαὐτοῦautouG846yetκαὶkaiG2532walkπεριπατῶμεν,peripatōmenG4043inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588darknessσκότειskoteiG4655,we lieψευδόμεθαpseudomethaG5574andκαὶkaiG2532do notοὐouG3756practiceποιοῦμενpoioumenG4160theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειαν·alētheianG225.

7ButG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437we walkπεριπατῶμενperipatōmenG4043inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588lightφωτὶphōtiG5457asὡςhōsG5613HeαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588lightφωτί,phōtiG5457,we haveἔχομενechomenG2192fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842withμετ᾽met᾽G3326one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207cleansesκαθαρίζειkatharizeiG2511usG1473fromἀπὸapoG575allπάσηςpasēsG3956sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

8IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayεἴπωμενeipōmenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754we haveἔχομεν,echomenG2192noοὐκoukG3756sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,we deceiveπλανῶμενplanōmenG4105ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722usG1473.

9IfἐὰνeanG1437we confessὁμολογῶμενhomologōmenG3670ourG1473τὰςtasG3588sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,He isἐστινestinG1510faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103andκαὶkaiG2532justδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342toἵναinaG2443forgiveἀφῇaphēaG863usG1473ourτὰςtasG3588sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266andκαὶkaiG2532to cleanseκαθαρίσῃkatharisēG2511usG1473fromἀπὸapoG575allπάσηςpasēsG3956unrighteousnessἀδικίας.adikiasG93.

10IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayεἴπωμενeipōmenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754we have not sinnedοὐχ ἡμαρτήκαμεν,ouch hēmartēkamenG3756 G264,we make Him out to beποιοῦμεν αὐτὸνpoioumen autonG4160 G846a liarψεύστηνpseustēnG5583,andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722usG1473.

(Luke 24:36–49; John 20:19–23)

Walking in the Light

(John 8:12–29)

Commentaries on 1 John 1