eng_aiv Amundson Interpretive Version 1 John 1 John 1 John 1 John 1 John id=eng_aiv name=Amundson Interpretive Version (AIV) status=draft spec=USFM-USX 3.1.1 export=2026-11-02 char:add=translator-addition-italic char:wj=words-of-Jesus-as-received-unmapped note:f=footnotes para:r=parallel-passage-references para:d=psalm-superscriptions The Word of Life (Luke 24:36–49; John 20:19–23) That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we looked at and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life— and the life was made manifest, and we have seen and bear witness, and we declare to you⁺ the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and have heard we declare to you⁺ also, so that you⁺ also may have fellowship with us. And indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. And these things we write1.4 BYZ and TR include to you. so that our1.4 ALT and Scrivener TR your joy may be full. Walking in the Light (John 8:12–29) And this is the message1.5 GOC and Stephanus TR the promise that we have heard from Him and we announce to you⁺, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness—none. If we should say that we have fellowship with Him and should walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But1.7 NA28 does not include But. if we should walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus1.7 BYZ and TR of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we should say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we should confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous,1.9 Or just; Greek dikaios that He may forgive us our sins and may cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we should say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us. Jesus Our Advocate My little children, I am writing these things to you⁺ so that you⁺ might not sin. And if anyone might sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One. And He is the propitiation2.2 Or the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world. And by this we know that we have known Him, if we may keep His commandments. The one saying, “I have known Him,” and not keeping His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever may keep His word, truly in him the love of God has been perfected. In this we know that we are in Him: The one claiming to remain in Him ought, according to the manner that He walked, also himself in the same way to walk. A New Commandment Beloved,2.7 BYZ and TR Brothers I am not writing to you⁺ a new commandment, but an old commandment, which you⁺ have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you⁺ heard.2.7 BYZ and TR include from the beginning. Again, I am writing to you⁺ a new commandment, which is true in Him and in you⁺, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. The one claiming to be in the light and hating his brother is in the darkness until now. The one loving his brother remains in the light, and in him2.10 Or in it there is no cause for stumbling. But the one hating his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness; and he does not know where he goes, because the darkness blinded his eyes. I write to you⁺, little children, because the sins have been forgiven you⁺ through His name. I write to you⁺, fathers because you⁺ have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you⁺, young men, because you⁺ have overcome the evil one.2.13 Or you have overcome evil; also in verse 14 I wrote2.13 BYZ and TR I write to you⁺, children, because you⁺ have known the Father. I wrote to you⁺, fathers, because you⁺ have known Him who is from the beginning. I wrote to you⁺, young men, because you⁺ are strong, and the word of God remains in you⁺, and you⁺ have overcome the evil one. Do Not Love the World Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone should love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, because all that is in the world, the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the vaunting of life, is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away, and its desire; but the one doing the will of God remains to the age. Beware of Antichrists Children, it is the last hour, and just as you⁺ heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen, whereby we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But it is so that it might be made manifest that they are not all of us. And you⁺ have the anointing from the Holy One, and all of you⁺ know.2.20 BYZ and TR and you know all things I did not write to you⁺ because you⁺ do not know the truth, but because you⁺ know it, and because any lie is not of the truth. Who is the liar, except the one denying that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one denying the Father and the Son. Everyone denying the Son, neither does he have the Father. The one confessing the Son has the Father also.2.23 BYZ does not include The one confessing the Son has the Father also. Remain in Christ You⁺,2.24 BYZ and TR include then. let that which you⁺ heard from the beginning remain in you⁺. If that which you⁺ heard from the beginning should remain in you⁺, you⁺ also will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that He promised us: eternal life. I wrote these things to you⁺ concerning those leading you⁺ astray. And you⁺, the anointing that you⁺ received from Him remains in you⁺, and you⁺ have no need that anyone should teach you⁺. But as the same anointing teaches you⁺ concerning all things and is true and is not a lie, and just as it taught you⁺, remain in Him. And now, little children, remain in Him, so that when He should be made manifest, we might have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. If you⁺ know that He is righteous, you⁺ know also that everyone doing righteousness has been born of Him. Children of God See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God—and we are!3.1 BYZ and TR do not include and we are! Because of this, the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be was not yet made manifest. We know that if He should be made manifest, we will be like Him, for we will see Him just as He is. And everyone having this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. Everyone who is doing sin also does lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.3.4 Or is violation of the Law And you⁺ know that He appeared so that He should take away sins;3.5 BYZ and TR our sins and in Him there is no sin. Everyone who is remaining in Him does not sin; everyone who is sinning has not seen Him, nor has he known Him. Little children,3.7 NA28 Young children in training let no one lead you⁺ astray; the one doing righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. The one doing sin is of the devil, because the devil is sinning from the beginning. For this the Son of God was made manifest, so that He might destroy the works of the devil. Everyone having been born of God does not do sin, because His seed remains in him, and he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God. In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: everyone not doing righteousness is not of God, and the one not loving his brother. Love One Another (John 13:31–35; Romans 12:9–13) For this is the message that you⁺ heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his works were evil, but those of his brother were righteous. And3.13 BYZ, TR, and some CT do not include And do not marvel, brothers,3.13 BYZ and TR my brothers if the world hates you⁺. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love our brothers. The one not loving3.14 BYZ and TR include his brother. remains in death. Everyone hating his brother is a murderer; and you⁺ know that any murderer does not have eternal life remaining in him. In this we have known love, because He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. Now whoever may have the goods of the world, and may see his brother having need, and might shut his heart from him, how does the love of God remain in him? Little children,3.18 BYZ and TR My little children may we love not in word nor in tongue, but in work and in truth. And in this we will know that we are of the truth, and we will assure3.19 BYZ and TR we know… and we assure our heart before Him, that if our heart may condemn us, that God is greater than our heart, and He knows all things. Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have confidence toward God, and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and we do the things pleasing before Him. And this is His commandment, that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another, just as He gave the commandment to us.3.23 BYZ just as He commanded And the one keeping His commandments remains in Him, and He in him. And in this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit whom He gave to us. Testing the Spirits Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. In this you⁺ know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ having come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus4.3 BYZ and TR Jesus Christ having come in the flesh is not of God, and this is that of the antichrist, which you⁺ heard that is coming, and now is already in the world. You⁺ are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is the One in you⁺ than the one in the world. They are of the world; because of this they speak from out of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God. The one knowing God hears us. The one who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the Spirit4.6 Or spirit of truth and the spirit of error. Love Comes from God Beloved, may we love one another, because love is of God; and everyone loving has been born of God and knows God. The one not loving has not known God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us,4.9 Or in us that God has sent His only begotten4.9 Or one and only or unique Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as a propitiation4.10 Or as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time; if we may love one another, God remains in us, and His love is having been perfected in us. In this we know that we remain in Him and He in us: because from out of His Spirit He has given to us. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever should confess that Jesus4.15 WH Jesus Christ is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. And we have known and have believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one remaining in love remains in God, and God remains in him. In this, love has been perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because just as He is, also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment; and the one fearing has not been perfected in love. We love4.19 BYZ and TR We love Him because He first loved us. If anyone should say, “I love God,” and should hate his brother, he is a liar. For the one not loving his brother, whom he has seen, is not able to love God, whom he has not seen.4.20 BYZ and TR how can he love God, whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him, that the one loving God should love his brother also. Overcoming the World Everyone believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone loving the One having begotten also loves the one having been born of Him. In this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we should keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. For everyone having been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory having overcome the world: our5.4 ALT and HF your faith. Now who is the one overcoming the world, except the one believing that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the One having come by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not in water only, but in water and in blood. And the Spirit is the One testifying, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three testifying:5.7 TR and GOC three that testify in heaven: The Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8And there are three that testify on earth: the Spirit and the water and the blood—and the three are into the one. God’s Testimony about His Son If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that He has testified concerning His Son. The one believing in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one not believing God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning His Son. And this is the testimony: that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. The one having the Son has life; the one not having the Son of God does not have life. Effective Prayer I wrote these things to you⁺, the ones believing in the name of the Son of God, so that you⁺ may know that you⁺ have eternal life.5.13 BYZ and TR include and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God. And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we may ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we may ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked from Him. If anyone should see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He will give to him life—to those sinning not unto death. There is a sin unto death; I do not say that he should implore concerning that. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not unto death. The True God We know that everyone having been born of God does not sin, but the One having been begotten of God keeps him,5.18 Or the one who having been begotten of God keeps himself or God keeps the one having been begotten of Him and the evil one5.18 Or evil; similarly in verse 19 does not touch him. We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the evil one. Now we know that the Son of God is come, and He has given to us understanding, so that we may know the One who is true; and we are in the One who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Little children, guard yourselves from idols.5.21 BYZ and TR include Amen.