1 John 1:3-10
New Living Translation
3 We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.[a]
Living in the Light
5 This is the message we heard from Jesus[b] and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. 6 So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. 7 But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.
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1 John 1:3-10
New King James Version
3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is (A)with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things we write to you (B)that [a]your joy may be full.
Fellowship with Him and One Another
5 (C)This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that (D)God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 6 (E)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 (F)walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (G)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 (H)confess our sins, He is (I)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to (J)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we (K)make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
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1 John 1:3-10
New International Version
3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,(A) so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.(B) 4 We write this(C) to make our[a] joy complete.(D)
Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness
5 This is the message we have heard(E) from him and declare to you: God is light;(F) in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(G) we lie and do not live out the truth.(H) 7 But if we walk in the light,(I) 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.(J)
8 If we claim to be without sin,(K) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(L) 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins(M) and purify us from all unrighteousness.(N) 10 If we claim we have not sinned,(O) we make him out to be a liar(P) and his word is not in us.(Q)
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1 John 1:3-10
The Message
3-4 We saw it, we heard it, and now we’re telling you so you can experience it along with us, this experience of communion with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ. Our motive for writing is simply this: We want you to enjoy this, too. Your joy will double our joy!
Walk in the Light
5 This, in essence, is the message we heard from Christ and are passing on to you: God is light, pure light; there’s not a trace of darkness in him.
6-7 If we claim that we experience a shared life with him and continue to stumble around in the dark, we’re obviously lying through our teeth—we’re not living what we claim. But if we walk in the light, God himself being the light, we also experience a shared life with one another, as the sacrificed blood of Jesus, God’s Son, purges all our sin.
8-10 If we claim that we’re free of sin, we’re only fooling ourselves. A claim like that is errant nonsense. On the other hand, if we admit our sins—simply come clean about them—he won’t let us down; he’ll be true to himself. He’ll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing. If we claim that we’ve never sinned, we out-and-out contradict God—make a liar out of him. A claim like that only shows off our ignorance of God.
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