That whichwasfromthe beginning, whichwe have heard, whichwe have seenwith oureyes, whichwe have looked upon, andourhandshave handled, oftheWordof life; ( Forthelifewas manifested, andwe have seen it, andbear witness, andshowunto youthat eternallife, whichwaswiththeFather, andwas manifestedunto us;) That whichwe have seenandhearddeclarewe unto you, thatyealsomay havefellowshipwithus: andtrulyourfellowship is withtheFather, andwithhisSonJesusChrist. Andthese thingswritewe unto you, thatyourjoymay befull. Thisthenisthemessagewhichwe have heardofhim, anddeclareunto you, thatGodislight, andinhimisnodarknessat all. Ifwe saythatwe havefellowshipwithhim, andwalkindarkness, we lie, anddonotthetruth: Butifwe walkinthelight, asheisinthelight, we havefellowshipone with another, andthebloodof JesusChristhisSoncleansethusfromallsin. Ifwe saythatwe havenosin, we deceiveourselves, andthetruthisnotinus. Ifwe confessoursins, he isfaithfulandjusttoforgiveus our sins, andto cleanseusfromallunrighteousness. Ifwe saythatwe have notsinned, we makehima liar, andhiswordisnotinus.