1 John 1:6

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If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.

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  • 1 John 4:20 : 20 If anyone says, 'I love God,' but hates their brother or sister, they are a liar. For the one who does not love their brother or sister whom they have seen cannot love God whom they have not seen.
  • 1 John 1:10 : 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
  • 1 John 2:4 : 4 Anyone who claims, 'I have come to know Him,' but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in them.
  • John 3:19-21 : 19 This is the verdict: The light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly seen that their deeds have been done in God.
  • John 8:12 : 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."
  • Ps 5:4-6 : 4 In the morning, LORD, You hear my voice; in the morning, I present my request to You and wait expectantly. 5 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with You. 6 The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.
  • Prov 2:13 : 13 from those who abandon the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,
  • Prov 4:18-19 : 18 The path of the righteous is like the morning light, shining brighter and brighter until the full day. 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
  • John 12:35 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
  • 2 Cor 6:14-16 : 14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement can there be between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.'
  • Jas 2:14 : 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
  • Jas 2:16 : 16 and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, keep warm and be well fed,' but does not provide for their physical needs, what good is it?
  • Jas 2:18 : 18 But someone will say, 'You have faith, and I have works.' Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
  • Rev 3:17-18 : 17 Because you say, 'I am rich, I have become wealthy, and I don’t need anything,' yet you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may become rich; white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed; and ointment to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
  • 1 John 2:9-9 : 9 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates their brother or sister is still in the darkness. 10 Whoever loves their brother or sister abides in the light, and in them there is no cause for stumbling. 11 But the one who hates their brother or sister is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.
  • 1 John 1:3 : 3 what we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And truly, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
  • 1 John 1:8 : 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
  • 1 Tim 4:2 : 2 They will speak lies with hypocrisy, and their consciences will be seared as with a hot iron.
  • John 12:46 : 46 I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.
  • Matt 7:22 : 22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name?'
  • Ps 82:5 : 5 They do not know nor do they understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
  • Ps 94:20 : 20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—one that brings about trouble under the guise of law?
  • John 8:44-45 : 44 You are from your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me.
  • John 11:10 : 10 'But if anyone walks at night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.'

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  • 1 John 1:7-10
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    7But 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.

    8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

    9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

    10If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

  • 1 John 1:1-5
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    1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have observed and our hands have touched, concerning the Word of life—

    2the life was made visible, and we have seen it, and we testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was revealed to us—

    3what we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And truly, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

    4We write these things to you so that your joy may be fully complete.

    5This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

  • 1 John 2:3-6
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    3We know that we have come to know Him if we keep His commandments.

    4Anyone who claims, 'I have come to know Him,' but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in them.

    5But whoever keeps His word, truly in that person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him.

    6Whoever says they abide in Him must also walk as He walked.

  • 1 John 2:8-11
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    8Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true in Him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

    9Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates their brother or sister is still in the darkness.

    10Whoever loves their brother or sister abides in the light, and in them there is no cause for stumbling.

    11But the one who hates their brother or sister is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.

  • John 11:10
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    10'But if anyone walks at night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.'

  • John 3:19-21
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    19This is the verdict: The light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.

    20For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

    21But whoever lives by the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly seen that their deeds have been done in God.

  • Eph 5:8
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    8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.

  • John 1:5
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    5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

  • John 12:35
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    35Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

  • 2 John 1:6-7
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    6And this is love: that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

    7For many deceivers have gone out into the world—those who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.

  • Eph 5:11
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    11Do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.

  • 1 John 5:19-20
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    19We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

    20We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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    9Anyone who goes beyond and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.

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    6No one who abides in Him keeps on sinning; no one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

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    18Little children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth.

    19By this we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts in His presence.

  • 1 John 2:21
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    21I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie comes from the truth.

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    5You are all children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

  • Matt 6:23
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    23But if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

  • 1 John 4:6
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    6We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this, we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

  • Luke 11:35-36
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    35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

    36So if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it is dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.

  • 1 John 2:1
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    1My dear children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

  • 2 John 1:2
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    2Because of the truth that remains in us and will be with us forever.

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    14We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.

  • 3 John 1:8
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    8Therefore, we ought to support people like these so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

  • 2 Cor 6:14
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    14Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

  • 1 John 3:10
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    10By this the children of God and the children of the devil are distinguished: Anyone who does not practice righteousness and does not love their brother or sister is not of God.

  • John 8:12
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    12Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."

  • John 1:9
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    9The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

  • 1 John 3:21
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    21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God.

  • 1 John 4:12
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    12No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.