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1 John 1:4-6
New Catholic Bible
1 John 1:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 We are writing this
so that our joy may be complete.
Walk in the Light
God Is Light[a]
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[b] at all in him.
6 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.
Footnotes
- 1 John 1:5 There is no fellowship with God in the absence of faith or love. Christians do not achieve fellowship with God the Light (see Jn 8:12) by giving themselves over to Illuminism or by some magical rite; they do so by believing in the Redemption brought about by Christ’s Passion and by living in the truth (see Jn 3:31), i.e., by entering into a life experience that keeps the commandments of the Gospel in a concrete manner.
- 1 John 1:5 Light . . . darkness: light represents all that is good, true, and holy, whereas darkness stands for all that is evil and false (see Jn 3:19-21).
1 John 1:4-6
New International Version
1 John 1:4-6
New International Version
4 We write this(A) to make our[a] joy complete.(B)
Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness
5 This is the message we have heard(C) from him and declare to you: God is light;(D) in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(E) we lie and do not live out the truth.(F)
Footnotes
- 1 John 1:4 Some manuscripts your
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