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1 John 1:4-6
Names of God Bible
1 John 1:4-6
Names of God Bible
4 We are writing this so that we can be completely filled with joy.
Through Jesus We Have a Relationship with God
5 This is the message we heard from Christ and are reporting to you: God is light, and there isn’t any darkness in him. 6 If we say, “We have a relationship with God” and yet live in the dark, we’re lying. We aren’t being truthful.
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1 John 1:4-6
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1 John 1:4-6
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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. 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
1 John 1:4-6
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1 John 1:4-6
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4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
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1 John 1:4-6
New Testament for Everyone
1 John 1:4-6
New Testament for Everyone
4 We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
God’s light and our darkness
5 This is the message which we have heard from him, and announce to you: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in him. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the dark, we are telling lies, and not doing what is true.
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1 John 1:4-6
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1 John 1:4-6
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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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