I John 1

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

Det, som var fra Begyndelsen, det, vi have hørt, det, vi have set med vore Øjne, det, vi skuede og vore Hænder følte på, nemlig om Livets Ord; -

(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

og Livet blev åbenbaret, og vi have set og vidne og forkynde eder det evige Liv, som jo var hos Faderen og blev åbenbaret for os; -

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

hvad vi have set og hørt, forkynde vi også eder, for at også I må have Samfund med os; men vort Samfund er med Faderen og med hans Søn Jesus Kristus.

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

Og dette skrive vi til eder, for at eders Glæde må være fuldkommen.

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Og dette er det Budskab, som vi have hørt af ham og forkynde eder, at Gud er Lys, og der er slet intet Mørke i ham.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

Dersom vi sige, at vi have Samfund med ham, og vandre i Mørket, da lyve vi og gøre ikke Sandheden.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Men dersom vi vandre i Lyset, ligesom han er i Lyset, have vi Samfund med hverandre,og Jesu, hans Søns, Blod renser os fra al Synd.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Dersom vi sige, at vi ikke have Synd, bedrage vi os selv, og Sandheden er ikke i os.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Dersom vi bekende vore Synder, er han trofast og retfærdig, så at han forlader os Synderne og renser os fra al Uretfærdighed.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Dersom vi sige, at vi ikke have syndet, gøre vi ham til en Løgner, og hans Ord er ikke i os.