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1 John 1:6
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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 1:6
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1 John 1:6
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6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(A) we lie and do not live out the truth.(B)
1 John 4:20
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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 4:20
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1 John 4:20
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20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister(A) is a liar.(B) For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,(C) cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(D)
1 John 2:4
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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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1 John 2:4
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1 John 2:4
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4 Whoever says, “I know him,”(A) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(B)
John 3:19-21
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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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John 3:19-21
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John 3:19-21
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19 This is the verdict: Light(A) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(B) 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(C) 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
Proverbs 4:18-19
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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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Proverbs 2:13
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13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
to walk in the ways of darkness,(A)
Proverbs 2:13
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Proverbs 2:13
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13 who have left the straight paths
to walk in dark ways,(A)
1 John 1:10
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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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1 John 1:10
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John 8:12
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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 8:12
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Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony
12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(A) the light of the world.(B) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(C)
John 12:35
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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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John 12:35
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John 12:35
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35 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light(A) just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,(B) before darkness overtakes you.(C) Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.
2 Corinthians 6:14-16
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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)
2 Corinthians 6:14-16
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2 Corinthians 6:14-16
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Warning Against Idolatry
14 Do not be yoked together(A) with unbelievers.(B) For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?(C) 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial[a]?(D) Or what does a believer(E) have in common with an unbeliever?(F) 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?(G) For we are the temple(H) of the living God.(I) As God has said:
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- 2 Corinthians 6:15 Greek Beliar, a variant of Belial
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 Lev. 26:12; Jer. 32:38; Ezek. 37:27
James 2:14
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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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James 2:14
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Faith and Deeds
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?(A) Can such faith save them?
John 12:46
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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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John 12:46
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46 I have come into the world as a light,(A) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
Psalm 5:4-6
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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)
Psalm 5:4-6
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Psalm 5:4-6
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