Chapter 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;
2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;)
3 That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah.
4 And these things write we to you, that your joy may be full.
5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare to you, that Yah is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is emunahful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
CHAPTER 2
MY little children, these things write I to you, that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah the righteous:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the Chesed of Yah perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
7 Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you have heard from the beginning.
8 Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
10 He that Chesedth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knows not whither he goes, because that darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.
14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known him that is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of Yah abideth in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man Chesed the world, the Chesed of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of Yah abideth for ever.
18 Little children, it is the last time: and as you have heard that anti the Anointing of the Spirit of Yah shall come, even now are there many anti the Anointing of the Spirit of Yah; whereby we know that it is the last time.
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
20 But you have an unction from the Set-Apart One, and you know all things.
21 I have not written to you because you know not the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Yahooshua is the Anointed One of Yah? He is anti the Anointing of the Spirit of Yah, that denies the Father and the Son.
23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same has not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son has the Father also.
24 Let that therefore abide in you, which you have heard from the beginning. If that which you have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, you also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
25 And this is the promise that he has promised us, even eternal life.
26 These things have I written to you concerning them that seduce you.
27 But the anointing which you have received of him abideth in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him.
28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
CHAPTER 3
BEHOLD, what manner of Chesed the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of Yah: therefore the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of Yah, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that has this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And you know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sins not: whosoever sins has not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of Yah was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of Yah doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of Yah.
10 In this the children of Yah are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of Yah, neither he that Chesedth not his brother.
11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should Chesed one another.
12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we Chesed the brethren. He that Chesedth not his brother abideth in death.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
16 Hereby perceive we the Chesed of Yah, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 But whoso has this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the Chesed of Yah in him?
18 My little children, let us not Chesed in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20 For if our heart condemn us, Yah is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward Yah.
22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah, and Chesed one another, as he gave us commandment.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.
CHAPTER 4
BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of Yah: because many false Spokesmen of Yah are gone out into the world.
2 Hereby know you the Spirit of Yah: Every spirit that confesseth that Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah is come in the flesh is of Yah:
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah is come in the flesh is not of Yah: and this is that spirit of anti the Anointing of the Spirit of Yah, whereof you have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
4 Ye are of Yah, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
6 We are of Yah: he that knows Yah heareth us; he that is not of Yah heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
7 Beloved, let us Chesed one another: for Chesed is of Yah; and every one that Chesedth is born of Yah, and knows Yah.
8 He that Chesedth not knows not Yah; for Yah is Chesed.
9 In this was manifested the Chesed of Yah toward us, because that Yah sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10 Herein is Chesed, not that we Cheseded Yah, but that he Cheseded us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if Yah so Cheseded us, we ought also to Chesed one another.
12 No man has seen Yah at any time. If we Chesed one another, Yah dwelleth in us, and his Chesed is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Yahooshua is the Son of Yah, Yah dwelleth in him, and he in Yah.
16 And we have known and believed the Chesed that Yah has to us. Yah is Chesed; and he that dwelleth in Chesed dwelleth in Yah, and Yah in him.
17 Herein is our Chesed made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in Chesed; but perfect Chesed casteth out fear: because fear has torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in Chesed.
19 We Chesed him, because he first Cheseded us.
20 If a man say, I Chesed Yah, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that Chesedth not his brother whom he has seen, how can he Chesed Yah whom he has not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who Chesedth Yah Chesed his brother also.
CHAPTER 5
WHOSOEVER believeth that Yahooshua is the Anointed One of Yah is born of Yah: and every one that Chesedth him that begat Chesedth him also that is begotten of him.
2 By this we know that we Chesed the children of Yah, when we Chesed Yah, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the Chesed of Yah, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4 For whatsoever is born of Yah overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our Emunah.
5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Yahooshua is the Son of Yah?
6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
7 For there are three that bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Set-Apart Spirit: and these three are one.
8 And there are three that bear witness in Earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of Yah is greater: for this is the witness of Yah which he has testified of his Son.
10 He that believeth on the Son of Yah has the witness in himself: he that believeth not Yah has made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that Yah gave of his Son.
11 And this is the record, that Yah has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of Yah has not life.
13 These things have I written to you that believe on the name of the Son of Yah; that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of Yah.
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not to death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not to death. There is a sin to death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not to death.
18 We know that whosoever is born of Yah sins not; but he that is begotten of Yah keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
19 And we know that we are of Yah, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20 And we know that the Son of Yah is come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah. This is the true Yah, and eternal life.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Aměn.