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1 John 1

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1 John 1 . 1

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.IPIsaiah 41:4 Genesis 1:1 Deuteronomy 4:12 Exodus 19:12-13 Exodus 19:21C1 John 1:1-10 1 John 1:1-2:7 1 John 1:1-5:21TOSK1 John 1:1TTThe Beginning (Christ as the Archē of Creation) Sensory Access to God (From Sinai's Veil to Zion's Vision)

1 John 1 . 2

2 And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.C1 John 1:1-10 1 John 1:1-2:7TOSK1 John 1:2TTThe Beginning (Christ as the Archē of Creation)

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3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.C1 John 1:1-10 1 John 1:1-2:7TOSK1 John 1:3

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4 We write these things so that our joy may be complete.C1 John 1:1-10 1 John 1:1-2:7TOSK1 John 1:4

1 John 1 . 5

5 And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.IPIsaiah 60:19 Psalm 27:1C1 John 1:1-10 1 John 1:1-2:7TOSK1 John 1:5TTNew Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)

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6 If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.C1 John 1:1-10 1 John 1:1-2:7TOSK1 John 1:6

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7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.IPLeviticus 17:11C1 John 1:1-10 1 John 1:1-2:7TOSK1 John 1:7TTWater of Purification (Living Water and Ashes) Ashes of Red Heifer (Continual Cleansing) Hyssop (Instrument of Blood Application) Ceremonial Uncleanness (Spiritual Defilement) Purifications (Cleansing and Consecration) Sin Offering (Christ Bearing Our Sins)

1 John 1 . 8

8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.C1 John 1:1-10 1 John 1:1-2:7TOSK1 John 1:8

1 John 1 . 9

9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.IPPsalm 32:5 Leviticus 26:40-42C1 John 1:1-10 1 John 1:1-2:7TOSK1 John 1:9TTBrazen Laver (Cleansing for Service) Ceremonial Uncleanness (Spiritual Defilement) Day of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice) Leprosy (The Plague of Sin) Purifications (Cleansing and Consecration) Red Heifer (Purification from Death) Water of Purification (Living Water and Ashes) Ashes of Red Heifer (Continual Cleansing)

1 John 1 . 10

10 If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.C1 John 1:1-10 1 John 1:1-2:7TOSK1 John 1:10

Linked Mentions 28

Intertextuality Pairs 10

Trajectory Tables 12

Anchor Texts 2

Chiasm 3

Cycles 1

Cycle 21 — Resurrection and Commission: The Pattern Broken and Decisively Reversed (Matthew 28; Luke 24; John 20–21; Acts 1)

In the wider web26 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Allusions 1 John 1:1 → Genesis 1:1, 1 John 1:1 → Isaiah 41:4, 1 John 1:5 → Isaiah 60:19, 1 John 1:7 → Leviticus 17:11, 1 John 1:9 → Leviticus 26:40-42, 1 John 1:9 → Psalm 32:5

Echoes 1 John 1:1 → Deuteronomy 4:12, 1 John 1:1 → Exodus 19:12-13, 1 John 1:1 → Exodus 19:21, 1 John 1:5 → Psalm 27:1

Trajectories

Ashes of Red Heifer (Continual Cleansing), Brazen Laver (Cleansing for Service), Ceremonial Uncleanness (Spiritual Defilement), Day of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice), Hyssop (Instrument of Blood Application), Leprosy (The Plague of Sin), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Purifications (Cleansing and Consecration), Red Heifer (Purification from Death), Sin Offering (Christ Bearing Our Sins), Water of Purification (Living Water and Ashes), The Beginning (Christ as the Archē of Creation), Sensory Access to God (From Sinai's Veil to Zion's Vision)

Chiasms

Shaped 1 John 1:1–10, 1 John 1:1–2:7, 1 John 1:1–5:21