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1 John 1:5

God's holinessTruth and honesty

3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

4 We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

6 If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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BSB
And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
KJV
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.
WEB
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
ASV
And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
DARBY
And this is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
BLB
And this is the message that we have heard from Him and we announce to you⁺, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness—none.
ÅB
Og dette er det budskap som vi har hørt av ham og forkynner dere, at Gud er lys, og det er intet mørke i ham.
OTB
Dette er budskapet vi har hørt fra ham og forkynner for dere, at Gud er lys, og i ham er det ikke noe mørke.
B1930
Og dette er det budskap som vi har hørt av ham og forkynner eder, at Gud er lys, og det er intet mørke i ham.

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  • John 8:12

    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

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  • James 1:17

    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

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  • Isaiah 60:19

    No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

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  • Psalms 27:1

    The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?

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  • John 1:9

    The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.

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  • John 1:4

    In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

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  • Revelation 22:5

    There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

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  • Revelation 21:23

    And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

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