1 ο ην απ αρχης, ο ακηκοαμεν, ο εωρακαμεν τοις οφθαλμοις ημων, ο εθεασαμεθα και αι χειρες ημων εψηλαφησαν, περι του λογου της ζωης·— 2 και η ζωη εφανερωθη, και εωρακαμεν και μαρτυρουμεν και απαγγελλομεν υμιν την ζωην την αιωνιον, ητις ην προς τον πατερα και εφανερωθη ημιν·— 3 ο εωρακαμεν και ακηκοαμεν, απαγγελλομεν υμιν, ινα και υμεις κοινωνιαν εχητε μεθ ημων· και η κοινωνια δε η ημετερα μετα του πατρος και μετα του υιου αυτου ιησου χριστου. 4 και ταυτα γραφομεν υμιν, ινα η χαρα ημων η πεπληρωμενη. 5 και αυτη εστιν η <επαγγελια> ην ακηκοαμεν απ αυτου και αναγγελλομεν υμιν, οτι ο θεος φως εστιν και σκοτια εν αυτω ουκ εστιν ουδεμια. 6 εαν ειπωμεν οτι κοινωνιαν εχομεν μετ αυτου και εν τω σκοτει περιπατωμεν, ψευδομεθα και ου ποιουμεν την αληθειαν· 7 εαν δε εν τω φωτι περιπατωμεν, ως αυτος εστιν εν τω φωτι, κοινωνιαν εχομεν μετ αλληλων, και το αιμα ιησου χριστου του υιου αυτου καθαριζει ημας απο πασης αμαρτιας. 8 εαν ειπωμεν οτι αμαρτιαν ουκ εχομεν, εαυτους πλανωμεν και η αληθεια ουκ εστιν εν ημιν. 9 εαν ομολογωμεν τας αμαρτιας ημων, πιστος εστιν και δικαιος, ινα αφη ημιν τας αμαρτιας και καθαριση ημας απο πασης αδικιας. 10 εαν ειπωμεν οτι ουχ ημαρτηκαμεν, ψευστην ποιουμεν αυτον, και ο λογος αυτου ουκ εστιν εν ημιν.
1 John · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
1 John 1 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (10)
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- 1 Acts 4:20; John 20:27; 1 John 4:14; John 1:1–18; Luke 24:39
- 2 1 John 5:20; John 1:4; 1 Timothy 3:16; John 17:3; Titus 1:2
- 3 1 Corinthians 1:9; John 17:3; John 17:21; Acts 4:20; Philippians 2:1
- 4 John 15:11; John 16:24; 2 John 12; 2 Corinthians 1:24; Habakkuk 3:17–18
- 5 John 8:12; James 1:17; Isaiah 60:19; Psalm 27:1; John 1:9
- 6 1 John 2:4; 1 John 4:20; John 3:19–21; John 8:12; Proverbs 4:18–19
- 7 Ephesians 5:8; Romans 13:12; Revelation 1:5; Ephesians 1:7; 1 John 2:9–10
- 8 Romans 3:23; Ecclesiastes 7:20; James 3:2; Isaiah 53:6; 1 John 2:4
- 9 Psalm 32:5; Proverbs 28:13; Jeremiah 33:8; Psalm 51:2–5; 1 John 1:7
- 10 1 John 1:8; 1 John 5:10; 1 John 2:4; Psalm 130:3; 2 John 2
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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)
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)
… 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)
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)