1 John 1:4-10
New International Version
4 We write this(A) to make our[a] joy complete.(B)
Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness
5 This is the message we have heard(C) from him and declare to you: God is light;(D) in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(E) we lie and do not live out the truth.(F) 7 But if we walk in the light,(G) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[b] sin.(H)
8 If we claim to be without sin,(I) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(J) 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins(K) and purify us from all unrighteousness.(L) 10 If we claim we have not sinned,(M) we make him out to be a liar(N) and his word is not in us.(O)
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1 John 1:4-10
King James Version
4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
5 This 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.
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 Jesus Christ 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 faithful 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.
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1 John 1:4-10
New King James Version
4 And these things we write to you (A)that [a]your joy may be full.
Fellowship with Him and One Another
5 (B)This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that (C)God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 6 (D)If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we (E)walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (F)the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses 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 (G)confess our sins, He is (H)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to (I)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we (J)make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
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