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That whichwasfrom the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with oureyes, which we have looked upon, andourhands have handled, of the Wordoflife;
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(For the lifewasmanifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, andshew unto you that eternallife, whichwaswith the Father, andwasmanifested unto us;)
3Thatwhichwehaveseenandheard declare we unto you, thatyealso may havefellowshipwithus: and truly ourfellowship is with the Father, andwithhisSonJesusChrist.
4And these things write we unto you, thatyourjoy may befull.
5Thisthenis the messagewhich we have heardofhim, anddeclare unto you, thatGodislight, andinhimisnodarkness at all.
6If we saythat we havefellowshipwithhim, andwalkindarkness, we lie, anddonot the truth:
7Butif we walkin the light, asheisin the light, we havefellowship one with another, and the blood of JesusChristhisSoncleansethusfromallsin.
8If we saythat we havenosin, we deceiveourselves, and the truthisnotinus.
9If we confessoursins, he isfaithfulandjusttoforgiveusoursins, andtocleanseusfromallunrighteousness.
10If we saythat we havenotsinned, we makehim a liar, andhiswordisnotinus.