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that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you may have fellowship[a] with us; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing this that our[b] joy may be complete.

God Is Light

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness[c] at all.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.3 fellowship: A Johannine theme.
  2. 1 John 1:4 Other ancient authorities read your
  3. 1.5 light . . . darkness: Another familiar theme in John’s Gospel.

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