1 John, Chapter 1
Introduction
This entry meets the strict three-criteria standard of the Theosis Library:
- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 322.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
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1ο ην απ αρχηϲ ο ακηκοαμεν ο εωρακαμεν τοιϲ οφθαλμοιϲ ημων · ο εθεαϲαμεθα και αι χειρεϲ ημων εψηλαφηϲαν περι του λογου τηϲ ζωηϲ 2και η ζωη εφανερωθη και εωρακαμε και μαρτυρουμε και απαγγελλομεν ϋμιν την ζωην την αιωνιον ητιϲ ην προϲ τον πατερα και εφανερωθη ημιν 3ο ακηκοαμεν και εωρακαμεν και απαγγελλομεν ϊ και ϋμιν ϊνα και υμιϲ κοινωνιαν εχηται μεθ ημω και η κοινωνια δε η ημετερα ϋμω μετα του πατροϲ και μετα του υϊου αυτου ιυ χυ 4και ταυτα γραφομεν ημειϲ ϊνα η χαρα ημων η πεπληρωμενη 5και εϲτι αυτη η απαγγελιαϲ ην ακηκοαμε απ αυτου και αναγγελλομεν ϋμιν οτι ο θϲ φωϲ εϲτι και ϲκοτια εν αυτω ουκ εϲτιν ουδεμια
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Ὃ ἦν ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς, ὃ ἀκηκόαμεν, ὃ ἑωράκαμεν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν, ὃ ἐθεασάμεθα καὶ αἱ χεῖρες ἡμῶν ἐψηλάφησαν, περὶ τοῦ λόγου τῆς ζωῆς 2καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἐφανερώθη, καὶ ἑωράκαμεν καὶ μαρτυροῦμεν καὶ ἀπαγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν τὴν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον ἥτις ἦν πρὸς τὸν πατέρα καὶ ἐφανερώθη ἡμῖν 3ὃ ἑωράκαμεν καὶ ἀκηκόαμεν ἀπαγγέλλομεν καὶ ὑμῖν, ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς κοινωνίαν ἔχητε μεθ’ ἡμῶν. καὶ ἡ κοινωνία δὲ ἡ ἡμετέρα μετὰ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. 4καὶ ταῦτα γράφομεν ἡμεῖς ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ἡμῶν ᾖ πεπληρωμένη. 5Καὶ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ ἀγγελία ἣν ἀκηκόαμεν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀναγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν, ὅτι ὁ θεὸς φῶς ἐστιν καὶ σκοτία ἐν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδεμία.
1That 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; 2(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;) 3That 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. 4And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 5This 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.
6εαν ειπωμεν οτι κοινωνιαν εχομεν μετ αυτου και εν τω ϲκοτι περιπατωμεν ψευδομεθα και ου ποιουμεν την αληθιαν7εαν δε εν τω φωτι περιπατωμεν ωϲ αυτοϲ εϲτιν εν τω φωτι κοινωνιαν εχομεν μετ αλληλων και το αιμα ιυ του υυ αυτου καθαριζει ημαϲ απο παϲηϲ αμαρτιαϲ 8εαν ειπωμεν οτι αμαρτιαν ουκ εχομεν εαυτουϲ πλανωμεν και η αληθεια ουκ εϲτιν εν ημιν 9εαν ομολογωμε ταϲ αμαρτιαϲ ημω πιϲτοϲ και δικαιοϲ ϊνα αφη ημιν ταϲ αμαρτιαϲ ημω και καθαριϲη ημαϲ απο παϲηϲ αδικιαϲ ˙ 10εαν ειπωμεν οτι ουκ ημαρτηκαμεν ψευϲτη ποιουμεν αυτο και ο λογοϲ αυτου ουκ εϲτιν εν ημι
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
6ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ σκότει περιπατῶμεν, ψευδόμεθα καὶ οὐ ποιοῦμεν τὴν ἀλήθειαν· 7ἐὰν δὲ ἐν τῷ φωτὶ περιπατῶμεν ὡς αὐτός ἐστιν ἐν τῷ φωτί, κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετ’ ἀλλήλων καὶ τὸ αἷμα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ καθαρίζει ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας. 8ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔχομεν, ἑαυτοὺς πλανῶμεν καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν. 9ἐὰν ὁμολογῶμεν τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν, πιστός ἐστιν καὶ δίκαιος ἵνα ἀφῇ ἡμῖν τὰς ἁμαρτίας καὶ καθαρίσῃ ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἀδικίας. 10ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι οὐχ ἡμαρτήκαμεν, ψεύστην ποιοῦμεν αὐτὸν καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.
6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7But 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. 8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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Source & Cross-References
- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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