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1 John 1:5-6
New International Version
1 John 1:5-6
New International Version
Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness
5 This is the message we have heard(A) from him and declare to you: God is light;(B) in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(C) we lie and do not live out the truth.(D)
1 John 1:5-6
Amplified Bible
1 John 1:5-6
Amplified Bible
God Is Light
5 This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection]. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness [of sin], we lie and do not practice the truth;
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1 John 1:5-6
New King James Version
1 John 1:5-6
New King James Version
Fellowship with Him and One Another
5 (A)This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that (B)God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 6 (C)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 1:5-7
The Message
1 John 1:5-7
The Message
Walk in the Light
5 This, in essence, is the message we heard from Christ and are passing on to you: God is light, pure light; there’s not a trace of darkness in him.
6-7 If we claim that we experience a shared life with him and continue to stumble around in the dark, we’re obviously lying through our teeth—we’re not living what we claim. But if we walk in the light, God himself being the light, we also experience a shared life with one another, as the sacrificed blood of Jesus, God’s Son, purges all our sin.
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