KJV King James Version
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.
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1 John 1:7
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light—we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;
Surrounding context — 1 John 1
4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
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.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
7 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.
8 If we say that 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.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐὰνG1437 · eanifδὲG1161 · dethenἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoφωτὶG5457 · phōslightπεριπατῶμενG4043 · peripateōto walkὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenαὐτόςG846 · autosit/s/heἐστινG1510 · eimito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoφωτί,G5457 · phōslightκοινωνίανG2842 · koinōniaparticipationἔχομενG2192 · echōto have/beμετ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterἀλλήλωνG240 · allēlōnone anotherκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoαἷμαG129 · ahimabloodἸησοῦG2424 · IēsousJesusτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱοῦG5207 · uhiossonαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heκαθαρίζειG2511 · katharizōto cleanἡμᾶςG3165 · memeἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromπάσηςG3956 · pasallἁμαρτίας.G266 · hamartiasin
Cross-references
Ephesians 5:8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.Revelation 1:5And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,Ephesians 1:7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;Revelation 7:14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.Hebrews 9:14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?1 John 2:9-10He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.1 John 1:5This 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.John 12:35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.Psalm 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.1 Peter 1:19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:Psalm 89:15Blessed [is] the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.1 John 5:6This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.Psalm 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [wilt] not [thou deliver] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?1 John 1:3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.Isaiah 2:5O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.Zechariah 13:1In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
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