The Word of Life

ἦν
ēn
ἀπ’
ap’
ἀρχῆς ,
archēs
[the] beginning ,
ἀκηκόαμεν ,
akēkoamen
we have heard ,
ἑωράκαμεν
heōrakamen
τοῖς
tois
with the
ὀφθαλμοῖς
ophthalmois
ἡμῶν ,
hēmōn
of us ,
ἐθεασάμεθα
etheasametha
καὶ
kai
and
αἱ
hai
the
χεῖρες
cheires
ἡμῶν
hēmōn
of us
ἐψηλάφησαν ,
epsēlaphēsan
περὶ
peri
τοῦ
tou
the
Λόγου
Logou
τῆς
tēs
-
ζωῆς —
zōēs
of life
καὶ
kai
and
the
ζωὴ
zōē
ἐφανερώθη ,
ephanerōthē
καὶ
kai
and
ἑωράκαμεν
heōrakamen
καὶ
kai
and
μαρτυροῦμεν ,
martyroumen
καὶ
kai
and
ἀπαγγέλλομεν
apangellomen
ὑμῖν
hymin
to you
τὴν
tēn
the
ζωὴν
zōēn
τὴν
tēn
-
αἰώνιον
aiōnion
ἥτις
hētis
ἦν
ēn
πρὸς
pros
with
τὸν
ton
the
Πατέρα
Patera
καὶ
kai
and
ἐφανερώθη
ephanerōthē
ἡμῖν —
hēmin
to us —
ἑωράκαμεν
heōrakamen
καὶ
kai
and
ἀκηκόαμεν ,
akēkoamen
ἀπαγγέλλομεν
apangellomen
καὶ
kai
ὑμῖν ,
hymin
to you ,
ἵνα
hina
so that
καὶ
kai
ὑμεῖς
hymeis
κοινωνίαν
koinōnian
ἔχητε
echēte
μεθ’
meth’
with
ἡμῶν .
hēmōn
us .
καὶ
kai
the
κοινωνία
koinōnia
δὲ
de
-
ἡμετέρα
hēmetera
of us
μετὰ
meta
[is] with
τοῦ
tou
the
Πατρὸς ,
Patros
καὶ
kai
and
μετὰ
meta
with
τοῦ
tou
the
Υἱοῦ
Huiou
αὐτοῦ ,
autou
of Him ,
Ἰησοῦ
Iēsou
Χριστοῦ .
Christou
καὶ
kai
And
ταῦτα
tauta
γράφομεν
graphomen
ἡμεῖς
hēmeis
we
ἵνα
hina
so that
the
χαρὰ
chara
ἡμῶν
hēmōn
of us
ē
πεπληρωμένη .
peplērōmenē

Walking in the Light

Καὶ
Kai
And
ἔστιν
estin
is
αὕτη
hautē
the
ἀγγελία
angelia
ἣν
hēn
ἀκηκόαμεν
akēkoamen
ἀπ’
ap’
αὐτοῦ ,
autou
Him ,
καὶ
kai
and
ἀναγγέλλομεν
anangellomen
ὑμῖν ,
hymin
to you ,
ὅτι
hoti
ho
-
Θεὸς
Theos
φῶς
phōs
ἐστιν ,
estin
is ,
καὶ
kai
and
σκοτία
skotia
ἐν
en
in
αὐτῷ ,
autō
Him ,
οὐκ
ouk
not
ἔστιν
estin
is
οὐδεμία .
oudemia
Ἐὰν
Ean
If
εἴπωμεν
eipōmen
ὅτι
hoti
κοινωνίαν
koinōnian
ἔχομεν
echomen
we have
μετ’
met’
with
αὐτοῦ ,
autou
Him ,
καὶ
kai
and yet
ἐν
en
in
τῷ
the
σκότει
skotei
περιπατῶμεν ,
peripatōmen
ψευδόμεθα
pseudometha
we lie
καὶ
kai
and
οὐ
ou
not
ποιοῦμεν
poioumen
τὴν
tēn
the
ἀλήθειαν .
alētheian
ἐὰν
ean
If
δὲ
de
ἐν
en
in
τῷ
the
φωτὶ
phōti
περιπατῶμεν
peripatōmen
ὡς
hōs
as
αὐτός
autos
He
ἐστιν
estin
is
ἐν
en
in
τῷ
the
φωτί ,
phōti
κοινωνίαν
koinōnian
ἔχομεν
echomen
we have
μετ’
met’
with
ἀλλήλων ,
allēlōn
καὶ
kai
and
τὸ
to
the
αἷμα
haima
Ἰησοῦ ,
Iēsou
of Jesus ,
τοῦ
tou
the
Υἱοῦ
Huiou
αὐτοῦ ,
autou
of Him ,
καθαρίζει
katharizei
ἡμᾶς
hēmas
us
ἀπὸ
apo
πάσης
pasēs
ἁμαρτίας .
hamartias
sin .
Ἐὰν
Ean
If
εἴπωμεν
eipōmen
ὅτι
hoti
ἁμαρτίαν
hamartian
οὐκ
ouk
not
ἔχομεν ,
echomen
we have ,
ἑαυτοὺς
heautous
πλανῶμεν ,
planōmen
we deceive ,
καὶ
kai
and
the
ἀλήθεια
alētheia
οὐκ
ouk
not
ἔστιν
estin
is
ἐν
en
in
ἡμῖν .
hēmin
us .
ἐὰν
ean
If
ὁμολογῶμεν
homologōmen
τὰς
tas
the
ἁμαρτίας
hamartias
ἡμῶν ,
hēmōn
of us ,
πιστός
pistos
ἐστιν
estin
He is
καὶ
kai
and
δίκαιος ,
dikaios
ἵνα
hina
ἀφῇ
aphē
ἡμῖν
hēmin
us
τὰς
tas
[our]
ἁμαρτίας ,
hamartias
καὶ
kai
and
καθαρίσῃ
katharisē
ἡμᾶς
hēmas
us
ἀπὸ
apo
πάσης
pasēs
ἀδικίας .
adikias
ἐὰν
ean
If
εἴπωμεν
eipōmen
ὅτι
hoti
οὐχ
ouch
not
ἡμαρτήκαμεν ,
hēmartēkamen
ψεύστην
pseustēn
ποιοῦμεν
poioumen
we make
αὐτὸν ,
auton
Him ,
καὶ
kai
and
ho
the
λόγος
logos
αὐτοῦ
autou
of Him
οὐκ
ouk
not
ἔστιν
estin
is
ἐν
en
in
ἡμῖν .
hēmin
us .

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