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1 John 1:4-6
New King James Version
1 John 1:4-6
New King James Version
4 And these things we write to you (A)that [a]your joy may be full.
Fellowship with Him and One Another
5 (B)This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that (C)God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 6 (D)If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
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- 1 John 1:4 NU, M our
1 John 1:4-6
The Voice
1 John 1:4-6
The Voice
4 and we write all this because retelling this story fulfills our[a] joy.
5 What we are telling you now is the very message we heard from Him: God is pure light, undimmed by darkness of any kind. 6 If we say we have an intimate connection with the Father but we continue stumbling around in darkness, then we are lying because we do not live according to truth.
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- 1:4 Other manuscripts read “your.”
1 John 1:4-6
New International Version
1 John 1:4-6
New International Version
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. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(E) we lie and do not live out the truth.(F)
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- 1 John 1:4 Some manuscripts your
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