First John
Chapter 1
The Easy Read Bible

1 We are reporting back to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we viewed and our hands touched concerning the message of life

2 (the life was shown, we have seen it, we tell what we have seen, and we are reporting back to you about the eternal life that was close to the Father and was shown to us),

3 and what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have comradery with us.  Our comradery is even with the Father and with his Son, Jesus the Messiah.

4 We are writing these things to you so that your happiness may be full.

5 This is the report that we have heard from him and we are reporting on to you:  "God is light and darkness is never in Him."

6 If we say that we have comradery with Him and we walk in the dark, we lie and are not doing the truth.

7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have comradery with each other and the blood of His Son, Jesus the Messiah, makes us clean from every sin.

8 If we say that we do not have sin, we sidetrack ourselves and the truth is not in us.

9 If we tell our sins, He does what is right and can be trusted to forgive us of our sins and to make us clean from every wrong.

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His message is not in us.