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New Testament · 1 John §1.1-1.10

The Word of Life and Walking in the Light

Passage 1 of 5 · Greek

Summary

The author declares themselves as a witness to the 'Word of Life,' writing so that believers may have fellowship with God and Christ. He emphasizes that to walk with God, who is light, one must acknowledge and confess their sins and live in the truth.

§1.1Ο ΗΝ ΑΠʼ ΑΡΧΗΣ, ὃ ἀκηκόαμεν, ὃ ἑωράκαμεν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν, ὃ ἐθεασάμεθα καὶ αἱ χεῖρες ἡμῶν ἐψηλάφησαν, περὶ τοῦ λόγου τῆς ζωῆς,— §1.2καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἐφανερώθη, καὶ ἑωράκαμεν καὶ μαρτυροῦμεν καὶ ἀπαγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν τὴν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον ἥτις ἦν πρὸς τὸν πατέρα καὶ ἐφανερώθη ἡμῖν,— §1.3ὃ ἑωράκαμεν καὶ ἀκηκόαμεν ἀπαγγέλλομεν καὶ ὑμῖν, ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς κοινωνίαν ἔχητε μεθʼ ἡμῶν· καὶ ἡ κοινωνία δὲ ἡ ἡμετέρα μετὰ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ·
What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we beheld and our hands touched, concerning the word of life— and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us— what we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
§1.4καὶ ταῦτα γράφομεν ἡμεῖς ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ἡμῶν ᾖ πεπληρωμένη.
And we write these things so that our joy may be made complete.
§1.5Καὶ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ ἀγγελία ἣν ἀκηκόαμεν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀναγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν, ὅτι ὁ θεὸς φῶς ἐστὶν καὶ σκοτία οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτῷ οὐδεμία.
And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
§1.6Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετʼ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ σκότει περιπατῶμεν, ψευδόμεθα καὶ οὐ ποιοῦμεν τὴν ἀλήθειαν· §1.7ἐὰν δὲ ἐν τῷ φωτὶ περιπατῶμεν ὡς αὐτὸς ἔστιν ἐν τῷ φωτί, κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετʼ ἀλλήλων καὶ τὸ αἷμα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ καθαρίζει ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας.
If we say that we have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
§1.8Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔχομεν, ἑαυτοὺς πλανῶμεν καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
§1.9ἐὰν ὁμολογῶμεν τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν, πιστός ἐστιν καὶ δίκαιος ἵνα ἀφῇ ἡμῖν τὰς ἁμαρτίας καὶ καθαρίσῃ ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἀδικίας.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
§1.10Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι οὐχ ἡμαρτήκαμεν, ψεύστην ποιοῦμεν αὐτὸν καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word is not in us.

Notes

  1. 1.1Ο ΗΝ ΑΠʼ ΑΡΧΗΣ — The series of relative clauses starting from the beginning (ὃ ἦν...) forms a grand anacoluthon, where the grammatical subject is repeated but the main verb does not appear until ἀπαγγέλλομεν in §1.3. The intervening §1.2 functions as a parenthetical insertion.
  2. 1.1περὶ τοῦ λόγου τῆς ζωῆς — The prepositional phrase περὶ... is placed as a contextual apposition or supplementary explanation to the preceding relative clauses (ὃ...). It specifies the entity (the Word) that those clauses refer to.
  3. 1.4ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ἡμῶν ᾖ πεπληρωμένη — The combination of the conjunction ἵνα with the subjunctive and perfect passive participle (ᾖ πεπληρωμένη) forms a periphrastic construction, emphasizing the continuous state of being filled with joy.
  4. 1.9πιστός ἐστιν καὶ δίκαιος ἵνα — The ἵνα clause, which normally expresses purpose, here functions in a consecutive or explanatory sense to describe the outcome or manifestation of God being faithful and righteous ('so as to forgive...').

Cite this passage

New Testament, 1 John §1.1-1.10. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg023.humanitext-grc2:1.1-1.10

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