[The first epistle of Joon [The firste epistle of Joon is this. G. The first pistle of Joon. P. No prologue in any of the Mss.; but in G a space left for it, with this rubric, The prolog of Joon. No initial rubric in AOQSVXY.] .] CAP. I.
[verse 1] WHICHE [What V.] thing was fro [at V.] the [Om. AN.] bigyn|nynge, which we herden, which we siȝen with oure iȝen, whiche we bihelden, and oure hondes tretiden to gydere, `or touch|iden [Om. QX.] , [verse 2] of the word of lijf; and the lijf is shewid. And we siȝen, and we witnessen, and tellen to ȝou euerelastinge lijf, that was anentis the fadir, and apperide to us. [verse 3] Therfore [Therfore wee tellen to ȝou V.] that thing, that we siȝen, and herden [han herd X.] , we tellen to ȝou [Om. V.] , that and [Om. V.] ȝe haue felaushippe with us, and oure felau|schip be with the fadir, and his sone Jhesu Crist. [verse 4] And `this thing we writen [we writen this thing V.] to ȝou, that ȝe haue ioye, and ȝoure ioye be ful. [verse 5] And this is the tellyng, that we herden of him, and tellen to ȝou, for [that V.] God is liȝt, and ony derknesses ben not in him. [verse 6] If we `shulen seie [seien V.] , for [that V.] we han felau|schip with him, and we wandren in derk|nessis, we liȝen, and we [Om. VX.] don not treuthe. [verse 7] Sotheli if we walken in liȝt, as and [Om. O.] he is in [Om. V.] liȝt, we han felauschip to gydere; and the blood of Jhesu [Om. O.] , his sone, clensith us fro al synne. [verse 8] If we `shulen seie [seien V.] , for [that V.] we han not synne, we `oure silf [silf ANQSX. Om. OV.] deceyuen us [vs silf OV.] , and treuthe is not in us. [verse 9] If we know|lechen oure synnes, he is feithful and iust,
