约翰一书
第一章

生命之道
1 论到太初就已经存在的生命之道，就是我们所听见，亲眼所看见，仔细观察过，亲手摸过的；
2 这生命已经显现出来，我们见过了，现在也作见证，并且向你们宣扬这本来与父同在，又向我们显现过的永远的生命。
3 我们把所看见所听见的向你们宣扬，使你们也可以和我们心灵相通。我们是与父和他的儿子耶稣基督心灵相通的。
4 我们写这些事，是要使我们的喜乐充足。

神是光
5 神是光，在他里面毫无黑暗；这就是我们从他那里听见，现在传给你们的信息。
6 我们若说自己与他心灵相通，却行在黑暗里，就是说谎话，不实行真理了。
7 我们若行在光中，像他在光中一样，就彼此心灵相通，他儿子耶稣的血也洁净我们脱离一切罪。
8 我们若说自己没有罪，就是自欺，真理就不在我们里面了。
9 我们若承认自己的罪，神是信实的、公义的，必定赦免我们的罪，洁净我们脱离一切不义。
10 我们若说自己没有犯过罪，就是把神当作说谎的，他的道就不在我们心里了。

1 John 1
The Word of Life
1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4We write this to make our[a] joy complete.
Walking in the light
5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 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, purifies us from all sin.
8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.