And these things we write, in order that our joy may be complete.

God is Light, so Walk in the Light

And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light and there is no darkness in him at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.[a]

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  1. 1 John 1:6 Or “we are lying and are not practicing the truth”

We are writing these things[a]
so that our[b] joy(A) may be complete.

Fellowship with God

Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light,(B) and there is absolutely no darkness in Him.(C) If we say, “We have fellowship(D) with Him,” yet we walk in darkness,(E) we are lying and are not practicing[c] the truth.(F)

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  1. 1 John 1:4 Other mss add to you
  2. 1 John 1:4 Other mss read your
  3. 1 John 1:6 Or not living according to