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1 John 1:5
New Catholic Bible
1 John 1:5
New Catholic Bible
Walk in the Light
God Is Light[a]
5 This is the message
that we have heard from him
and that we declare to you:
God is light,
and there is no darkness[b] at all in him.
Footnotes
- 1 John 1:5 There is no fellowship with God in the absence of faith or love. Christians do not achieve fellowship with God the Light (see Jn 8:12) by giving themselves over to Illuminism or by some magical rite; they do so by believing in the Redemption brought about by Christ’s Passion and by living in the truth (see Jn 3:31), i.e., by entering into a life experience that keeps the commandments of the Gospel in a concrete manner.
- 1 John 1:5 Light . . . darkness: light represents all that is good, true, and holy, whereas darkness stands for all that is evil and false (see Jn 3:19-21).
1 John 1:5
King James Version
1 John 1:5
King James Version
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.
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1 John 1:5
New King James Version
1 John 1:5
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.
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1 John 1:5
New International Version
1 John 1:5
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.
1 John 1:5
English Standard Version
1 John 1:5
English Standard Version
Walking in the Light
5 (A)This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that (B)God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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