1 John 1:6
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6 If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true;
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1 John 4:20
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20 Those who say, “I love God,” and hate a brother or sister are liars, for those who do not love a brother or sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(A)
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1 John 2:4
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4 Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not obey his commandments is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist;
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John 3:19-21
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19 And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.(A) 20 For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed.(B) 21 But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”[a](C)
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1 John 1:10
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10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.(A)
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John 8:12
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Jesus the Light of the World
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”(A)
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John 12:35
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35 Jesus said to them, “The light is in you[a] for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. If you walk in the darkness, you do not know where you are going.
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Proverbs 4:18-19
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18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
which shines brighter and brighter until full day.(A)
19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do not know what they stumble over.(B)
Proverbs 2:13
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13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
to walk in the ways of darkness,(A)
James 2:14
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Faith without Works Is Dead
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Surely that faith cannot save, can it?(A)
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Psalm 5:4-6
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4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil will not sojourn with you.(A)
5 The boastful will not stand before your eyes;
you hate all evildoers.(B)
6 You destroy those who speak lies;
the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful.(C)
2 Corinthians 6:14-16
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The Temple of the Living God
14 Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and lawlessness have in common? Or what partnership is there between light and darkness?(A) 15 What agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we[a] are the temple of the living God, as God said,
“I will live in them[b] and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.(B)
John 12:46
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46 I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.(A)
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Revelation 3:17-18
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17 For you say, ‘I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing.’ You do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.(A) 18 Therefore I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich, and white robes to clothe yourself and to keep the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.(B)
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1 John 1:3
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3 what we have seen and heard we also declare to you so that you also may have fellowship with us, and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.(A)
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James 2:18
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18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from works, and I by my works will show you faith.(A)
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James 2:16
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16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that?
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John 8:44-45
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44 You are from your father the devil, and you choose to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.(A) 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.[a]
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Psalm 82:5
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5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding;
they walk around in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.(A)
1 John 1:8
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8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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1 Timothy 4:2
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2 through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.
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John 11:10
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10 But those who walk at night stumble because the light is not in them.”
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Matthew 7:22
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22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’(A)
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Psalm 94:20
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20 Can wicked rulers be allied with you,
those who contrive mischief by statute?(A)
1 John 2:9-11
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9 Whoever says, “I am in the light,” while hating a brother or sister, is still in the darkness.(A) 10 Whoever loves a brother or sister abides in the light, and in such a person[a] there is no cause for stumbling. 11 But whoever hates a brother or sister is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know the way to go, because the darkness has brought on blindness.(B)
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