1 John 1 - NCB & NLT

This is the message that we have heard from him and that… 1 John 1:5

This is the message that we have heard from him and that we declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in him. 1 John 1:5	This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. sin God light
If we claim that we have fellowship with him while we continue to live in darkness, we are lying and do not live in the truth. 1 John 1:6	So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. sin honesty truth

However, if we live in the light as he himself is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son purifies us from all sin. 1 John 1:7	But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. purification sacrifice community
However, if we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all wrongdoing. 1 John 1:9	But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. sin purification evil