King James Version

1 John 1

1That whichὋHoG3739wasἦνēnG1510fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆς,archēsG746,whichὃhoG3739we have heardἀκηκόαμεν,akēkoamenG191,whichὃhoG3739we have seen withἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708ourG1473eyesτοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖςtois ophthalmoisG3588 G3788,whichὃhoG3739we have looked uponἐθεασάμεθαetheasamethaG2300,andκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473handsαἱ χεῖρεςhai cheiresG3588 G5495have handledἐψηλάφησανepsēlaphēsanG5584,ofπερὶperiG4012the Wordτοῦ λόγουtou logouG3588 G3056of lifeτῆς ζωῆς·tēs zōēsG3588 G2222;

2(ForκαὶkaiG2532the lifeζωὴzōēG3588 G2222was manifestedἐφανερώθη,ephanerōthēG5319,andκαὶkaiG2532we have seenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708it,andκαὶkaiG2532bear witnessμαρτυροῦμενmarturoumenG3140,andκαὶkaiG2532shewἀπαγγέλλομενapangellomenG518unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatG3588 G2222eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG3588 G2222,whichἥτιςhētisG3748wasἦνēnG1510withπρὸςprosG4314the FatherπατέραpateraG3588 G3962,andκαὶkaiG2532was manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319unto usG1473;)G3588

3That whichὃhoG3739we have seenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708andG2532heardἀκηκόαμεν,akēkoamenG191declare weἀπαγγέλλομενapangellomenG518unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thatἵναinaG2443yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoG2532may haveἔχητεechēteG2192fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usἡμετέραhēmeteraG1473:andG2532trulyδὲdeG1161ourG2251fellowshipἡ κοινωνίαhē koinōniaG3588 G2842iswithμετὰmetaG3326the Fatherἡ πατρὸςhē patrosG3588 G3962,andG2532withμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦautouG846Sonτοῦ υἱοῦtou huiouG3588 G5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.τοῦtouG3588

4AndκαὶkaiG2532these thingsταῦταtautaG3778write weγράφομενgraphomenG1125unto youG4771,thatἵναinaG2443yourG4771joyἡ χαρὰhē charaG3588 G5479may beᾖēG1510fullπεπληρωμένη.peplērōmenēG4137.

5ThisαὕτηhautēG3778thenκαὶkaiG2532isἔστινestinG1510the messageἡ ἀγγελίαhē angeliaG3588 G31whichἣνhēnG3739we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532declareἀναγγέλλομενanangellomenG312unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316isἐστινestinG1510lightφῶςphōsG5457,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653at allοὐδεμία.oudemiaG3762.

6IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754we haveἔχομενechomenG2192fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532walkπεριπατῶμεν,peripatōmenG4043inἐνenG1722darknessτῷ σκότειtō skoteiG3588 G4655,we lieψευδόμεθαpseudomethaG5574,andκαὶkaiG2532doποιοῦμενpoioumenG4160notοὐouG3756the truthτὴν ἀλήθειαν·tēn alētheianG3588 G225:

7ButG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437we walkπεριπατῶμενperipatōmenG4043inἐνenG1722the lightτῷ φωτὶtō phōtiG3588 G5457,asὡςhōsG5613heαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722the lightτῷ φωτί,tō phōtiG3588 G5457,we haveἔχομενechomenG2192fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240withμετ᾽met᾽G3326anotherG240,andκαὶkaiG2532the bloodτὸ αἷμαto haimaG3588 G129of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristG5547hisαὐτοῦautouG846Sonτοῦ υἱοῦtou huiouG3588 G5207cleansethκαθαρίζειkatharizeiG2511usG1473fromἀπὸapoG575allπάσηςpasēsG3956sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

8IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754we haveἔχομεν,echomenG2192noοὐκoukG3756sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,we deceiveπλανῶμενplanōmenG4105ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532the truthἡ ἀλήθειαhē alētheiaG3588 G225isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722usG1473.

9IfἐὰνeanG1437we confessὁμολογῶμενhomologōmenG3670ourG1473sinsτὰς ἁμαρτίαςtas hamartiasG3588 G266,he isἐστινestinG1510faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103andκαὶkaiG2532justδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342toἵναinaG2443forgiveἀφῇaphēaG863usG1473oursinsτὰς ἁμαρτίαςtas hamartiasG3588 G266,andκαὶkaiG2532to cleanseκαθαρίσῃkatharisēG2511usG1473fromἀπὸapoG575allπάσηςpasēsG3956unrighteousnessἀδικίας.adikiasG93.

10IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754we haveG264notοὐχouchG3756sinnedG264,we makeποιοῦμενpoioumenG4160himαὐτὸνautonG846a liarψεύστηνpseustēnG5583,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846wordὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722usG1473.

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