New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 1:1-7

1WhatὋHoG3739wasfrom the beginningἀρχῆς,archēsG746,whatὃhoG3739we haveheardἀκηκόαμεν,akēkoamenG191,whatὃhoG3739we haveseenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708with our eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,whatὃhoG3739wehave lookedἐθεασάμεθαetheasamethaG2300at andtouchedἐψηλάφησανepsēlaphēsanG5584with our handsχεῖρεςcheiresG5495,concerningπερὶperiG4012theWordλόγουlogouG3056of Lifeζωῆς·zōēsG2222--

2andthe lifeζωὴzōēG2222was manifestedἐφανερώθη,ephanerōthēG5319, and we haveseenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708andtestifyμαρτυροῦμενmarturoumenG3140and proclaimἀπαγγέλλομενapangellomenG518to youthe eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,whichἥτιςhētisG3748waswith the FatherπατέραpateraG3962and wasmanifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319to us--

3whatὃhoG3739we haveseenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708andheardἀκηκόαμεν,akēkoamenG191we proclaimἀπαγγέλλομενapangellomenG518to you alsoG2532,soἵναinaG2443that you tooG2532may haveἔχητεechēteG2192fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842with us; and indeedG2532ourfellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842is with the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,and with His SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

4TheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778we writeγράφομενgraphomenG1125,soἵναinaG2443that ourjoyχαρὰcharaG5479may be madeG4137completeG4137.

5ThisαὕτηhautēG3778is the messageἀγγελίαangeliaG31we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191from Him and announceἀναγγέλλομενanangellomenG312to you, thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316is LightφῶςphōsG5457,and in Him there is noοὐκoukG3756darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653at allοὐδεμία.oudemiaG3762.

6IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004that we haveἔχομενechomenG2192fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842with Him and yetwalkπεριπατῶμεν,peripatōmenG4043in the darknessσκότειskoteiG4655, welieψευδόμεθαpseudomethaG5574anddo not practiceποιοῦμενpoioumenG4160the truthἀλήθειαν·alētheianG225;

7but ifἐὰνeanG1437wewalkπεριπατῶμενperipatōmenG4043in the LightφωτὶphōtiG5457asHe HimselfG846is in the Lightφωτί,phōtiG5457,we haveἔχομενechomenG2192fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842with oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherG240, andthe bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424His SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207cleansesκαθαρίζειkatharizeiG2511us from allπάσηςpasēsG3956sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

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