Dzīvības vārds
1 Kas bija no iesākuma – ko esam dzirdējuši, ko savām acīm esam redzējuši, ko skatījām un ko mūsu rokas aptaustīja par dzīvības vārdu – 2 un dzīvība tika parādīta, un mēs to esam redzējuši un apliecinām un pasludinām jums mūžīgo dzīvību, kas bija pie Tēva un tika mums parādīta, – 3 ko esam redzējuši un dzirdējuši, to pasludinām arī jums, lai arī jums būtu sadraudzība ar mums. Un mūsu sadraudzība ir ar Tēvu un viņa Dēlu Jēzu Kristu. 4 Un mēs jums to rakstām, lai mūsu prieks būtu pilnīgs.
Dievs ir gaisma
5 Un šī ir vēsts, ko esam no viņa dzirdējuši un ko jums pasludinām – ka Dievs ir gaisma un viņā nemaz nav tumsas. 6 Ja mēs sakām, ka mums ir sadraudzība ar viņu, bet staigājam tumsā, tad mēs melojam un nedarām patiesību. 7 Bet, ja mēs staigājam gaismā, kā viņš ir gaismā, tad mums ir sadraudzība citam ar citu un viņa Dēla Jēzus asinis mūs šķīstī no visas apgrēcības. 8 Ja sakām, ka mums nav grēka, tad maldinām sevi un patiesības nav mūsos. 9 Ja atzīstamies savos grēkos, tad viņš ir uzticams un taisns un mums piedod grēkus, un šķīstī mūs no visas netaisnības. 10 Ja mēs sakām, ka neesam grēkojuši, tad padarām viņu par meli un viņa vārda nav mūsos.
The Word of Life
1 We write to you about the Word of life, which has existed from the very beginning. We have heard it, and we have seen it with our eyes; yes, we have seen it, and our hands have touched it. 2 When this life became visible, we saw it; so we speak of it and tell you about the eternal life which was with the Father and was made known to us. 3 What we have seen and heard we announce to you also, so that you will join with us in the fellowship that we have with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 We write this in order that our joy may be complete.
God Is Light
5 Now the message that we have heard from his Son and announce is this: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in him. 6 If, then, we say that we have fellowship with him, yet at the same time live in the darkness, we are lying both in our words and in our actions. 7 But if we live in the light—just as he is in the light—then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us. 9 But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make a liar out of God, and his word is not in us.
