1 John 1:6 - Forerunner Commentary

1 John 1:6

4 And these things we write to you ^athat your joy may be full.

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5 ^aThis is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that ^bGod is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

6 ^aIf we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

7 But if we ^awalk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^bthe blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses 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 ^aconfess our sins, He is ^bfaithful and just to forgive us our sins and to ^ccleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we ^amake Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

Verse Comparison: 1 John 1:6

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American Standard Version
If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

Amplified® Bible
[So] if we say we are partakers together {and} enjoy fellowship with Him when we live {and} move {and} are walking about in darkness, we are [both] speaking falsely and do not live {and} practice the Truth [which the Gospel presents].

Contemporary English Version
If we say that we share in life with God and keep on living in the dark, we are lying and are not living by the truth.

Darby English Version
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not practise the truth.

Good News Bible
If, then, we say that we have fellowship with him, yet at the same time live in the darkness, we are lying both in our words and in our actions.

International Standard Version
If we claim that we have fellowship with him but keep living in the darkness, we are lying and the truth is not in us.

King James Version
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

New American Standard Bible
If we say that we have fellowship with Him and {yet} walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;

New International Version
If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.

New King James Version
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;

Young's Literal Translation
if we may say -- `we have fellowship with Him,' and in the darkness may walk -- we lie, and do not the truth;

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