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1 He who was from the beginning, whom we have heard, whom we have seen with our eyes, upon whom we have gazed, and whom our hands have certainly touched: He is the Word of Life.
1 LO que era desde el principio, lo que hemos oído, lo que hemos visto con nuestros ojos, lo que hemos mirado, y palparon nuestras manos tocante al Verbo de vida;
2 And that Life has been made manifest. And we have seen, and we testify, and we announce to you: the Eternal Life, who was with the Father, and who appeared to us.
2 (Porque la vida fué manifestada, y vimos, y testificamos, y os anunciamos aquella vida eterna, la cual estaba con el Padre, y nos ha aparecido;)
3 He whom we have seen and heard, we announce to you, so that you, too, may have fellowship with us, and so that our fellowship may be with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
3 Lo que hemos visto y oído, eso os anunciamos, para que también vosotros tengáis comunión con nosotros: y nuestra comunión verdaderamente es con el Padre, y con su Hijo Jesucristo.
4 And this we write to you, so that you may rejoice, and so that your joy may be full.
4 Y estas cosas os escribimos, para que vuestro gozo sea cumplido.
5 And this is the announcement which we have heard from him, and which we announce to you: that God is light, and in him there is no darkness.
5 Y este es el mensaje que oímos de él, y os anunciamos: Que Dios es luz, y en él no hay ningunas tinieblas.
6 If we claim that we have fellowship with him, and yet we walk in darkness, then we are lying and not telling the truth.
6 Si nosotros dijéremos que tenemos comunión con él, y andamos en tinieblas, mentimos, y no hacemos la verdad;
7 But if we walk in the light, just as he also is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
7 Mas si andamos en luz, como él está en luz, tenemos comunión entre nosotros, y la sangre de Jesucristo su Hijo nos limpia de todo pecado.
8 If we claim that we have no sin, then we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
8 Si dijéremos que no tenemos pecado, nos engañamos á nosotros mismos, y no hay verdad en nosotros.
9 If we confess our sins, then he is faithful and just, so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.
9 Si confesamos nuestros pecados, él es fiel y justo para que nos perdone nuestros pecados, y nos limpie de toda maldad.
10 If we claim that we have not sinned, then we make him a liar, and his Word is not in us.
10 Si dijéremos que no hemos pecado, lo hacemos á él mentiroso, y su palabra no está en nosotros.
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  1. 1 Acts 4:20; John 20:27; 1 John 4:14; John 1:1–18; Luke 24:39
  2. 2 1 John 5:20; John 1:4; 1 Timothy 3:16; John 17:3; Titus 1:2
  3. 3 1 Corinthians 1:9; John 17:3; John 17:21; Acts 4:20; Philippians 2:1
  4. 4 John 15:11; John 16:24; 2 John 12; 2 Corinthians 1:24; Habakkuk 3:17–18
  5. 5 John 8:12; James 1:17; Isaiah 60:19; Psalm 27:1; John 1:9
  6. 6 1 John 2:4; 1 John 4:20; John 3:19–21; John 8:12; Proverbs 4:18–19
  7. 7 Ephesians 5:8; Romans 13:12; Revelation 1:5; Ephesians 1:7; 1 John 2:9–10
  8. 8 Romans 3:23; Ecclesiastes 7:20; James 3:2; Isaiah 53:6; 1 John 2:4
  9. 9 Psalm 32:5; Proverbs 28:13; Jeremiah 33:8; Psalm 51:2–5; 1 John 1:7
  10. 10 1 John 1:8; 1 John 5:10; 1 John 2:4; Psalm 130:3; 2 John 2

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  1. Commentary 1:1 Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the First Epistle of John (Homily I)

    II. 11 "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, and which we have seen with our eyes, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life: and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us: the …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 1:8 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book X, Chapters XXXVII–XL)

    or does it remain that I deceive myself, and do not the "truth" before Thee in my heart and tongue?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 1:8 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XIV, Chapter 9)

    … cold." They desire to persevere, because they hear that it is written, "He that endureth to the end shall be saved." They grieve for sin, hearing that "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." They rejoice in good works, because they hear that "the Lord loveth a cheerful giver." …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 1:8 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XIV, Chapter 9)

    For the words of the apostle are the confession, not of the common herd, but of the eminently pious, just, and holy men: "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." When there shall be no sin in a man, then there shall be this apatheia.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)