## Chapter 1

1

Introduction, The Incarnate Word

What 3739 was from the beginning 746, what 3739 we have heard 191, what 3739 we have seen 3708 with our eyes 3788, what 3739 we have looked 2300 at and touched 5584 with our hands 5495, concerning 4012 the Word 3056 of Life 2222--
2 and the life 2222 was manifested 5319, and we have seen 3708 and testify 3140 and proclaim 518 to you the eternal 166 life 2222, which 3748 was with the Father 3962 and was manifested 5319 to us--
3 what 3739 we have seen 3708 and heard 191 we proclaim 518 to you also 2532, so 2443 that you too 2532 may have 2192 fellowship 2842 with us; and indeed 2532 our fellowship 2842 is with the Father 3962, and with His Son 5207 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
4 These 3778 things 3778 we write 1125, so 2443 that our joy 5479 may be made 4137 complete 4137.
5

God Is Light

¶ This 3778 is the message 31 we have heard 191 from Him and announce 312 to you, that God 2316 is Light 5457, and in Him there is no 3756 darkness 4653 at all 3762.
6 If 1437 we say 3004 that we have 2192 fellowship 2842 with Him and {yet} walk 4043 in the darkness 4655, we lie 5574 and do not practice 4160 the truth 225;
7 but if 1437 we walk 4043 in the Light 5457 as He Himself 846 is in the Light 5457, we have 2192 fellowship 2842 with one 240 another 240, and the blood 129 of Jesus 2424 His Son 5207 cleanses 2511 us from all 3956 sin 266.
8 If 1437 we say 3004 that we have 2192 no 3756 sin 266, we are deceiving 4105 ourselves 1438 and the truth 225 is not in us.
9 If 1437 we confess 3670 our sins 266, He is faithful 4103 and righteous 1342 to forgive 863 us our sins 266 and to cleanse 2511 us from all 3956 unrighteousness 93.
10 If 1437 we say 3004 that we have not sinned 264, we make 4160 Him a liar 5583 and His word 3056 is not in us.

## Chapter 2

1

Christ Is Our Advocate

My little 5040 children 5040, I am writing 1125 these 3778 things 3778 to you so 2443 that you may not sin 264. And if 1437 anyone 5100 sins 264, we have 2192 an Advocate 3875 with the Father 3962, Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 the righteous 1342;
2 and He Himself 846 is the propitiation 2434 for our sins 266; and not for ours 2251 only 3440, but also 2532 for {those of} the whole 3650 world 2889.
3 ¶ By this 3778 we know 1097 that we have come to know 1097 Him, if 1437 we keep 5083 His commandments 1785.
4 The one who says 3004, "I have come to know 1097 Him," and does not keep 5083 His commandments 1785, is a liar 5583, and the truth 225 is not in him;
5 but whoever keeps 5083 His word 3056, in him the love 26 of God 2316 has truly 230 been perfected 5048. By this 3778 we know 1097 that we are in Him:
6 the one who says 3004 he abides 3306 in Him ought 3784 himself 846 to walk 4043 in the same 3779 manner 3779 as He walked 4043.
7 ¶ Beloved 27, I am not writing 1125 a new 2537 commandment 1785 to you, but an old 3820 commandment 1785 which 3739 you have had 2192 from the beginning 746; the old 3820 commandment 1785 is the word 3056 which 3739 you have heard 191.
8 On the other 3825 hand 3825, I am writing 1125 a new 2537 commandment 1785 to you, which 3739 is true 227 in Him and in you, because 3754 the darkness 4653 is passing 3855 away 3855 and the true 228 Light 5457 is already 2235 shining 5316.
9 The one who says 3004 he is in the Light 5457 and {yet} hates 3404 his brother 80 is in the darkness 4653 until 2193 now 737.
10 The one who loves 25 his brother 80 abides 3306 in the Light 5457 and there is no 3756 cause 4625 for stumbling 4625 in him.
11 But the one who hates 3404 his brother 80 is in the darkness 4653 and walks 4043 in the darkness 4653, and does not know 3609 where 4226 he is going 5217 because 3754 the darkness 4653 has blinded 5186 his eyes 3788.
12 ¶ I am writing 1125 to you, little 5040 children 5040, because 3754 your sins 266 have been forgiven 863 you for His name's 3686 sake 1223.
13 I am writing 1125 to you, fathers 3962, because 3754 you know 1097 Him who has been from the beginning 746. I am writing 1125 to you, young 3495 men 3495, because 3754 you have overcome 3528 the evil 4190 one 4190. I have written 1125 to you, children 3813, because 3754 you know 1097 the Father 3962.
14 I have written 1125 to you, fathers 3962, because 3754 you know 1097 Him who has been from the beginning 746. I have written 1125 to you, young 3495 men 3495, because 3754 you are strong 2478, and the word 3056 of God 2316 abides 3306 in you, and you have overcome 3528 the evil 4190 one 4190.
15

Do Not Love the World

¶ Do not love 25 the world 2889 nor 3366 the things in the world 2889. If 1437 anyone 5100 loves 25 the world 2889, the love 26 of the Father 3962 is not in him.
16 For all 3956 that is in the world 2889, the lust 1939 of the flesh 4561 and the lust 1939 of the eyes 3788 and the boastful 212 pride 212 of life 979, is not from the Father 3962, but is from the world 2889.
17 The world 2889 is passing 3855 away 3855, and {also} its lusts 1939; but the one who does 4160 the will 2307 of God 2316 lives 3306 forever 165.
18 ¶ Children 3813, it is the last 2078 hour 5610; and just 2531 as you heard 191 that antichrist 500 is coming 2064, even 2532 now 3568 many 4183 antichrists 500 have appeared 1096; from this 3606 we know 1097 that it is the last 2078 hour 5610.
19 They went 1831 out from us, but they were not {really} of us; for if 1487 they had been 1510 of us, they would have remained 3306 with us; but {they went out,} so 2443 that it would be shown 5319 that they all 3956 are not of us.
20 But you have 2192 an anointing 5545 from the Holy 40 One 40, and you all 3956 know 3609.
21 I have not written 1125 to you because 3754 you do not know 3609 the truth 225, but because 3754 you do know 3609 it, and because 3754 no lie 5579 is of the truth 225.
22 Who 5101 is the liar 5583 but the one who denies 720 that Jesus 2424 is the Christ 5547? This 3778 is the antichrist 500, the one who denies 720 the Father 3962 and the Son 5207.
23 Whoever 3956 denies 720 the Son 5207 does not have 2192 the Father 3962; the one who confesses 3670 the Son 5207 has 2192 the Father 3962 also 2532.
24 As for you, let that abide 3306 in you which 3739 you heard 191 from the beginning 746. If 1437 what 3739 you heard 191 from the beginning 746 abides 3306 in you, you also 2532 will abide 3306 in the Son 5207 and in the Father 3962.
25

The Promise Is Eternal Life

This 3778 is the promise 1860 which 3739 He Himself 846 made 1861 to us: eternal 166 life 2222.
26 ¶ These 3778 things 3778 I have written 1125 to you concerning 4012 those 3588 who are trying to deceive 4105 you.
27 As for you, the anointing 5545 which 3739 you received 2983 from Him abides 3306 in you, and you have 2192 no 3756 need 5532 for anyone 5100 to teach 1321 you; but as His anointing 5545 teaches 1321 you about 4012 all 3956 things 3956, and is true 227 and is not a lie 5579, and just 2531 as it has taught 1321 you, you abide 3306 in Him.
28 ¶ Now 3568, little 5040 children 5040, abide 3306 in Him, so 2443 that when 1437 He appears 5319, we may have 2192 confidence 3954 and not shrink 153 away 575 from Him in shame 153 at His coming 3952.
29 If 1437 you know 3609 that He is righteous 1342, you know 1097 that everyone 3956 also 2532 who practices 4160 righteousness 1343 is born 1080 of Him.

## Chapter 3

1

Children of God Love One Another

See 3708 how 4217 great 4217 a love 26 the Father 3962 has bestowed 1325 on us, that we would be called 2564 children 5043 of God 2316; and {such} we are. For this 3778 reason 1223 the world 2889 does not know 1097 us, because 3754 it did not know 1097 Him.
2 Beloved 27, now 3568 we are children 5043 of God 2316, and it has not appeared 5319 as yet 3768 what 5101 we will be. We know 3609 that when 1437 He appears 5319, we will be like 3664 Him, because 3754 we will see 3708 Him just 2531 as He is.
3 And everyone 3956 who has 2192 this 3778 hope 1680 {fixed} on Him purifies 48 himself 1438, just 2531 as He is pure 53.
4 ¶ Everyone 3956 who practices 4160 sin 266 also 2532 practices 4160 lawlessness 458; and sin 266 is lawlessness 458.
5 You know 3609 that He appeared 5319 in order 2443 to take 142 away 142 sins 266; and in Him there is no 3756 sin 266.
6 No one 3956 who abides 3306 in Him sins 264; no one 3956 who sins 264 has seen 3708 Him or 3761 knows 1097 Him.
7 Little 5040 children 5040, make sure no 3367 one 3367 deceives 4105 you; the one who practices 4160 righteousness 1343 is righteous 1342, just 2531 as He is righteous 1342;
8 the one who practices 4160 sin 266 is of the devil 1228; for the devil 1228 has sinned 264 from the beginning 746. The Son 5207 of God 2316 appeared 5319 for this 3778 purpose, to destroy 3089 the works 2041 of the devil 1228.
9 No one 3956 who is born 1080 of God 2316 practices 4160 sin 266, because 3754 His seed 4690 abides 3306 in him; and he cannot sin 264, because 3754 he is born 1080 of God 2316.
10 By this 3778 the children 5043 of God 2316 and the children 5043 of the devil 1228 are obvious 5318: anyone 3956 who does not practice 4160 righteousness 1343 is not of God 2316, nor 2532 the one who does not love 25 his brother 80.
11 ¶ For this 3778 is the message 31 which 3739 you have heard 191 from the beginning 746, that we should love 25 one 240 another 240;
12 not as Cain 2535, {who} was of the evil 4190 one 4190 and slew 4969 his brother 80. And for what 5101 reason 5484 did he slay 4969 him? Because 3754 his deeds 2041 were evil 4190, and his brother's 80 were righteous 1342.
13 ¶ Do not be surprised 2296, brethren 80, if 1487 the world 2889 hates 3404 you.
14 We know 3609 that we have passed 3327 out of death 2288 into life 2222, because 3754 we love 25 the brethren 80. He who does not love 25 abides 3306 in death 2288.
15 Everyone 3956 who hates 3404 his brother 80 is a murderer 443; and you know 3609 that no murderer 443 has 2192 eternal 166 life 2222 abiding 3306 in him.
16 We know 1097 love 26 by this 3778, that He laid 5087 down 5087 His life 5590 for us; and we ought 3784 to lay 5087 down 5087 our lives 5590 for the brethren 80.
17 But whoever has 2192 the world's 2889 goods 979, and sees 2334 his brother 80 in need 5532 and closes 2808 his heart 4698 against 575 him, how 4459 does the love 26 of God 2316 abide 3306 in him?
18 Little 5040 children 5040, let us not love 25 with word 3056 or 3366 with tongue 1100, but in deed 2041 and truth 225.
19 We will know 1097 by this 3778 that we are of the truth 225, and will assure 3982 our heart 2588 before 1715 Him
20 in whatever our heart 2588 condemns 2607 us; for God 2316 is greater 3173 than our heart 2588 and knows 1097 all 3956 things 3956.
21 Beloved 27, if 1437 our heart 2588 does not condemn 2607 us, we have 2192 confidence 3954 before 4314 God 2316;
22 and whatever we ask 154 we receive 2983 from Him, because 3754 we keep 5083 His commandments 1785 and do 4160 the things that are pleasing 701 in His sight 1799.
23 ¶ This 3778 is His commandment 1785, that we believe 4100 in the name 3686 of His Son 5207 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, and love 25 one 240 another 240, just 2531 as He commanded us.
24 The one who keeps 5083 His commandments 1785 abides 3306 in Him, and He in him. We know 1097 by this 3778 that He abides 3306 in us, by the Spirit 4151 whom 3739 He has given 1325 us.

## Chapter 4

1

Testing the Spirits

Beloved 27, do not believe 4100 every 3956 spirit 4151, but test 1381 the spirits 4151 to see whether 1487 they are from God 2316, because 3754 many 4183 false 5578 prophets 5578 have gone 1831 out into the world 2889.
2 By this 3778 you know 1097 the Spirit 4151 of God 2316: every 3956 spirit 4151 that confesses 3670 that Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 has come 2064 in the flesh 4561 is from God 2316;
3 and every 3956 spirit 4151 that does not confess 3670 Jesus 2424 is not from God 2316; this 3778 is the {spirit} of the antichrist 500, of which 3739 you have heard 191 that it is coming 2064, and now 3568 it is already 2235 in the world 2889.
4 You are from God 2316, little 5040 children 5040, and have overcome 3528 them; because 3754 greater 3173 is He who is in you than 2228 he who is in the world 2889.
5 They are from the world 2889; therefore they speak 2980 {as} from the world 2889, and the world 2889 listens 191 to them.
6 We are from God 2316; he who knows 1097 God 2316 listens 191 to us; he who 3739 is not from God 2316 does not listen 191 to us. By this 3778 we know 1097 the spirit 4151 of truth 225 and the spirit 4151 of error 4106.
7

God Is Love

¶ Beloved 27, let us love 25 one 240 another 240, for love 26 is from God 2316; and everyone 3956 who loves 25 is born 1080 of God 2316 and knows 1097 God 2316.
8 The one who does not love 25 does not know 1097 God 2316, for God 2316 is love 26.
9 By this 3778 the love 26 of God 2316 was manifested 5319 in us, that God 2316 has sent 649 His only 3439 begotten 3439 Son 5207 into the world 2889 so 2443 that we might live 2198 through 1223 Him.
10 In this 3778 is love 26, not that we loved 25 God 2316, but that He loved 25 us and sent 649 His Son 5207 {to be} the propitiation 2434 for our sins 266.
11 Beloved 27, if 1487 God 2316 so 3779 loved 25 us, we also 2532 ought 3784 to love 25 one 240 another 240.
12 No 3762 one 3762 has seen 2300 God 2316 at any 4455 time 4455; if 1437 we love 25 one 240 another 240, God 2316 abides 3306 in us, and His love 26 is perfected 5048 in us.
13 By this 3778 we know 1097 that we abide 3306 in Him and He in us, because 3754 He has given 1325 us of His Spirit 4151.
14 We have seen 2300 and testify 3140 that the Father 3962 has sent 649 the Son 5207 {to be} the Savior 4990 of the world 2889.
15 ¶ Whoever confesses 3670 that Jesus 2424 is the Son 5207 of God 2316, God 2316 abides 3306 in him, and he in God 2316.
16 We have come 1097 to know 1097 and have believed 4100 the love 26 which 3739 God 2316 has 2192 for us. God 2316 is love 26, and the one who abides 3306 in love 26 abides 3306 in God 2316, and God 2316 abides 3306 in him.
17 By this 3778, love 26 is perfected 5048 with us, so that we may have 2192 confidence 3954 in the day 2250 of judgment 2920; because 3754 as He is, so also 2532 are we in this 3778 world 2889.
18 There is no 3756 fear 5401 in love 26; but perfect 5046 love 26 casts 906 out fear 5401, because 3754 fear 5401 involves 2192 punishment 2851, and the one who fears 5399 is not perfected 5048 in love 26.
19 We love 25, because 3754 He first 4413 loved 25 us.
20 If 1437 someone 5100 says 3004, "I love 25 God 2316," and hates 3404 his brother 80, he is a liar 5583; for the one who does not love 25 his brother 80 whom 3739 he has seen 3708, cannot love 25 God 2316 whom 3739 he has not seen 3708.
21 And this 3778 commandment 1785 we have 2192 from Him, that the one who loves 25 God 2316 should love 25 his brother 80 also 2532.

## Chapter 5

1

Overcoming the World

Whoever 3956 believes 4100 that Jesus 2424 is the Christ 5547 is born 1080 of God 2316, and whoever 3956 loves 25 the Father 1080 loves 25 the {child} born 1080 of Him.
2 By this 3778 we know 1097 that we love 25 the children 5043 of God 2316, when 3752 we love 25 God 2316 and observe 4160 His commandments 1785.
3 For this 3778 is the love 26 of God 2316, that we keep 5083 His commandments 1785; and His commandments 1785 are not burdensome 926.
4 For whatever 3956 is born 1080 of God 2316 overcomes 3528 the world 2889; and this 3778 is the victory 3529 that has overcome 3528 the world 2889--our faith 4102.
5 ¶ Who 5101 is the one who overcomes 3528 the world 2889, but he who believes 4100 that Jesus 2424 is the Son 5207 of God 2316?
6 This 3778 is the One who came 2064 by water 5204 and blood 129, Jesus 2424 Christ 5547; not with the water 5204 only 3440, but with the water 5204 and with the blood 129. It is the Spirit 4151 who testifies 3140, because 3754 the Spirit 4151 is the truth 225.
7 For there 1510 are three 5140 that testify 3140:
8 the Spirit 4151 and the water 5204 and the blood 129; and the three 5140 are in agreement 1520.
9 If 1487 we receive 2983 the testimony 3141 of men 444, the testimony 3141 of God 2316 is greater 3173; for the testimony 3141 of God 2316 is this 3778, that He has testified 3140 concerning 4012 His Son 5207.
10 The one who believes 4100 in the Son 5207 of God 2316 has 2192 the testimony 3141 in himself 846; the one who does not believe 4100 God 2316 has made 4160 Him a liar 5583, because 3754 he has not believed 4100 in the testimony 3141 that God 2316 has given 3140 concerning 4012 His Son 5207.
11 And the testimony 3141 is this 3778, that God 2316 has given 1325 us eternal 166 life 2222, and this 3778 life 2222 is in His Son 5207.
12 He who has 2192 the Son 5207 has 2192 the life 2222; he who does not have 2192 the Son 5207 of God 2316 does not have 2192 the life 2222.
13

This Is Written That You May Know

¶ These 3778 things 3778 I have written 1125 to you who believe 4100 in the name 3686 of the Son 5207 of God 2316, so 2443 that you may know 3609 that you have 2192 eternal 166 life 2222.
14 This 3778 is the confidence 3954 which 3739 we have 2192 before 4314 Him, that, if 1437 we ask 154 anything 5100 according 2596 to His will 2307, He hears 191 us.
15 And if 1437 we know 3609 that He hears 191 us {in} whatever we ask 154, we know 3609 that we have 2192 the requests 155 which 3739 we have asked 154 from Him.
16 ¶ If 1437 anyone 5100 sees 3708 his brother 80 committing 264 a sin 266 not {leading} to death 2288, he shall ask 154 and {God} will for him give 1325 life 2222 to those 3588 who commit 264 sin 264 not {leading} to death 2288. There is a sin 266 {leading} to death 2288; I do not say 3004 that he should make 2065 request 2065 for this 1565.
17 All 3956 unrighteousness 93 is sin 266, and there is a sin 266 not {leading} to death 2288.
18 ¶ We know 3609 that no one 3956 who is born 1080 of God 2316 sins 264; but He who was born 1080 of God 2316 keeps 5083 him, and the evil 4190 one 4190 does not touch 681 him.
19 We know 3609 that we are of God 2316, and that the whole 3650 world 2889 lies 2749 in {the power of} the evil 4190 one 4190.
20 And we know 3609 that the Son 5207 of God 2316 has 2240 come 2240, and has given 1325 us understanding 1271 so 2443 that we may know 1097 Him who 228 is true 228; and we are in Him who 228 is true 228, in His Son 5207 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547. This 3778 is the true 228 God 2316 and eternal 166 life 2222.
21 ¶ Little 5040 children 5040, guard 5442 yourselves 1438 from idols 1497.