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1 John 1:7

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5 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.

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.

8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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BSB
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.
KJV
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
WEB
But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
ASV
but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
DARBY
But if we walk in the light as *he* is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
BLB
But if we should 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.
ÅB
men dersom vi vandrer i lyset, slik som han er i lyset, da har vi samfunn med hverandre, og Jesu, hans Sønns blod renser oss fra all synd.
OTB
men hvis vi vandrer i lyset, slik som han selv er i lyset, har vi fellesskap med hverandre, og Jesu, hans Sønns blod renser oss fra all synd.
B1930
men dersom vi vandrer i lyset, likesom han er i lyset, da har vi samfund med hverandre, og Jesu, hans Sønns blod renser oss fra all synd.

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  • Ephesians 5:8

    For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

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  • Romans 13:12

    The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

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  • Revelation 1:5

    and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

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  • Ephesians 1:7

    In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

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  • 1 John 2:9–10

    If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

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  • Revelation 7:14

    “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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  • Hebrews 9:14

    how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

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  • 1 John 1:5

    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.

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