Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
say—profess.
have fellowship with him— (I John 1:3). The essence of the Christian life.
walk—in inward and outward action, whithersoever we turn ourselves [BENGEL].
in darkness—Greek, "in the darkness"; opposed to "the light" (compare I John 2:8, I John 2:11).
lie— (I John 2:4).
do not—in practice, whatever we say.
the truth— (Ephesians 4:21; John 3:21).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 John 1:6:
Matthew 5:8
John 1:4
Romans 8:4
Philippians 2:16
1 John 1:1
1 John 1:7
1 John 1:10
1 John 2:1
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