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1 John 1:4-5
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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.

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4 And we are writing these things so (A)that our[a] joy may be complete.

Walking in the Light

5 (B)This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that (C)God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

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4 We are writing these things[a] so that our[b] joy(A) may be complete.

Fellowship with God

5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light,(B) and there is absolutely no darkness in him.(C)

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4 (A)These things we write, so that our (B)joy may be made complete.

God Is Light

5 (C)This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that (D)God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

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