The Word of Life
(Luke 24:36–49; John 20:19–23)

1That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we looked at and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life— 2and the life was made manifest, and we have seen and bear witness, and we declare to you⁺ the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— 3that which we have seen and have heard we declare to you⁺ also, so that you⁺ also may have fellowship with us. And indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. 4And these things we write† so that our† joy may be full.

Walking in the Light
(John 8:12–29)

5And this is the message† that we have heard from Him and we announce to you⁺, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness—none. 6If we should say that we have fellowship with Him and should walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7But† if we should walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus† His Son cleanses us from all sin.

8If we should say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we should confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous,† that He may forgive us our sins and may cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10If we should say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.

Footnotes:

4 BYZ and TR include to you.
4 ALT and Scrivener TR your
5 GOC and Stephanus TR the promise
7 NA28 does not include But.
7 BYZ and TR of Jesus Christ
9 Or just; Greek dikaios