God Is Light

^5 (A)This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that ^(B)God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. ^6 (C)If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we ^(D)lie and ^(E)do not practice the truth; ⁷ but if we ^(F)walk in the Light as ^(G)He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^(H)the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. ^8 (I)If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the ^(J)truth is not in us. ^9 (K)If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and ^(L)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ^10 (M)If we say that we have not sinned, we ^(N)make Him a liar and ^(O)His word is not in us.

⁸ But what does it say? “^(A)The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, ^9 [a]that ^(B)if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and ^(C)believe in your heart that ^(D)God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; ¹⁰ for with the heart a person believes, ^[b]resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, ^[c]resulting in salvation. ¹¹ For the Scripture says, “^(E)Whoever believes in Him will not be ^[d]put to shame.”