[0] It has happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog turns
back to his own vomit, and the sow is washed only to wallow in the mire.
[1] That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have
seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands,
concerning the word of life-- [2] the life was made manifest, and we saw
it, and testify to it, and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with
the Father and was made manifest to us-- [3] that which we have seen and
heard we proclaim also to you, so that you may have fellowship with us; and
our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. [4] And we
are writing this that our joy may be complete. [5] This is the message we
have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no
darkness at all. [6] If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in
darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; [7] but if we 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. [8] If we say we
have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. [9] If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. [10] If we say we have not sinned, we
make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
