1:1  quod fuit ab initio quod audivimus      1.   That which was from the beginning,
quod vidimus oculis nostris quod             which we have heard, which we have seen
perspeximus et manus nostrae                 with our eyes, which we have looked
temptaverunt de verbo vitae                  upon, and our hands have handled, of
                                             the Word of life;

1:2  et vita manifestata est et vidimus      2.   (For the life was manifested, and
et testamur et adnuntiamus vobis vitam       we have seen it, and bear witness, and
aeternam quae erat apud Patrem et            shew unto you that eternal life, which
apparuit nobis                               was with the Father, and was manifested
                                             unto us;)

1:3  quod vidimus et audivimus               3.   That which we have seen and heard
adnuntiamus et vobis ut et vos               declare we unto you, that ye also may
societatem habeatis nobiscum et              have fellowship with us: and truly our
societas nostra sit cum Patre et cum         fellowship is with the Father, and with
Filio eius Iesu Christo                      his Son Jesus Christ.

1:4  et haec scribimus vobis ut gaudium      4.   And these things write we unto
nostrum sit plenum                           you, that your joy may be full.

1:5  et haec est adnuntiatio quam            5.   This then is the message which we
audivimus ab eo et adnuntiamus vobis         have heard of him, and declare unto
quoniam Deus lux est et tenebrae in eo       you, that God is light, and in him is
non sunt ullae                               no darkness at all.

1:6  si dixerimus quoniam societatem         6.   If we say that we have fellowship
habemus cum eo et in tenebris ambulamus      with him, and walk in darkness, we lie,
mentimur et non facimus veritatem            and do not the truth:

1:7  si autem in luce ambulemus sicut        7.   But if we walk in the light, as he
et ipse est in luce societatem habemus       is in the light, we have fellowship one
ad invicem et sanguis Iesu Filii eius        with another, and the blood of Jesus
mundat nos ab omni peccato                   Christ his Son cleanseth us from all
                                             sin.

1:8  si dixerimus quoniam peccatum non       8.   If we say that we have no sin, we
habemus ipsi nos seducimus et veritas        deceive ourselves, and the truth is not
in nobis non est                             in us.

1:9  si confiteamur peccata nostra           9.   If we confess our sins, he is
fidelis est et iustus ut remittat nobis      faithful and just to forgive us our
peccata et emundet nos ab omni               sins, and to cleanse us from all
iniquitate                                   unrighteousness.

1:10  si dixerimus quoniam non               10.   If we say that we have not
peccavimus mendacem facimus eum et           sinned, we make him a liar, and his
verbum eius non est in nobis                 word is not in us.