1 John 1:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And this is the tydynges whiche we haue hearde of hym & declare vnto you, that God is lyght, & in hym is no darkenesse at all.

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  • John 8:12 : 12 Then spake Iesus agayne vnto them, saying, I am the light of ye world: He that foloweth me, doth not walke in darknesse, but shal haue the light of life.
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 Euery good geuyng, and euery perfect gyft is from aboue, and cometh downe from the father of lyghtes, with who is no variablenes, neither shadow of turnyng.
  • Ps 27:1 : 1 God is my lyght and saluation, whom then shall I feare? God is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraide?
  • Isa 60:19 : 19 The sunne shall neuer be thy day light, and the light of the moone shall neuer shine vnto thee: but the Lorde him selfe shalbe thyne euerlasting light, and thy God shalbe thy glory.
  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 Who only hath immortalitie, dwelling in the light that no man can attayne vnto, Whom no man hath seene, neither can see, vnto whom be honour & power euerlastyng. Amen.
  • John 1:4 : 4 In it was lyfe, and the lyfe was the lyght of men,
  • John 1:9 : 9 That lyght was the true lyght, which lyghteth euery man that commeth into the worlde.
  • John 9:5 : 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the lyght of the worlde.
  • John 12:35-36 : 35 Then Iesus sayde vnto them: Yet a litle while is the light with you. Walke while ye haue light, lest the darknesse come on you: For he that walketh in the darke, wotteth not whither he goeth. 36 Whyle ye haue lyght, beleue on the lyght, that ye may be the chyldren of the lyght. These thynges spake Iesus, and departed, & hyd hym selfe from the.
  • Ps 36:9 : 9 For with thee is the fountaine of lyfe: and in thy light shall we see light.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 And the citie hath no neede of the sunne, neither of the moone to lighten it: For the glorie of God dyd lighten it, and the Lambe is the lyght of it.
  • Rev 22:5 : 5 And there shalbe no nyght there, and they neede no candle, neither lyght of the sunne: for the Lorde God geueth them lyght, and they shall raigne for euermore.
  • 1 John 3:11 : 11 For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng, that ye shoulde loue one another.
  • Ps 84:11 : 11 For God the Lorde is a sunne and a shielde: God geueth grace and worship, he withholdeth no good thyng from them that liue in any perfection.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 John 1:6-10
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    86%

    6If we saye that we haue felowship with hym, and walke in darkenesse, we lye, and do not the trueth.

    7But and yf we walke in light, euen as he is in lyght, then haue we felowship one with another, and the blood of Iesus Christ his sonne clenseth vs from all sinne.

    8If we say that we haue no sinne, we deceaue our selues, and the trueth is not in vs.

    9If we knowledge our sinnes, he is faythfull & iust to forgeue vs our sinnes, and to clense vs from all vnryghteousnesse.

    10If we say we haue not sinned, we make hym a lyer, and his worde is not in vs.

  • John 1:4-5
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    4In it was lyfe, and the lyfe was the lyght of men,

    5And the lyght shyneth in darkenesse: and the darknesse comprehended it not.

  • 1 John 1:1-4
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    1That whiche was fro the beginning, whiche we haue heard, which we haue seene with our eyes, whiche we haue loked vpo, & our handes haue handeled of, the worde of lyfe:

    2(And the lyfe appeared, and we haue seene, and beare witnesse, and shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe which was with the father, and appeared vnto vs.)

    3That which we haue seene and heard declare we vnto you, that ye also maye haue felowship with vs, and that our felowship may be with the father, and his sonne Iesus Christe.

    4And this write we vnto you, that your ioy may be full,

  • 1 John 2:8-11
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    8Agayne, a newe commaundement I write vnto you, that is true in hym, and the same is true also in you: For the darkenesse is past, and the true lyght nowe shyneth.

    9He that sayth howe that he is in the lyght, and yet hateth his brother, is in darkenesse, euen vntyll this tyme.

    10He that loueth his brother, abydeth in the lyght, and there is none occasion of euyll in hym.

    11He that hateth his brother, is in darknesse, and walketh in darkenesse, & can not tell whyther he goeth, because that darkenesse hath blynded his eyes.

  • 1 Thess 5:5
    77%

    5Ye are all the chyldren of lyght, and the chyldren of the daye: We are not of the nyght, neither of darkenesse.

  • John 1:8-9
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    8He was not that lyght: but was sent to beare witnesse of the lyght.

    9That lyght was the true lyght, which lyghteth euery man that commeth into the worlde.

  • Eph 5:8
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    8For ye were sometimes darknesse: but nowe are ye lyght in the Lorde. Walke as chyldren of lyght.

  • 1 John 3:5-6
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    5And ye know that he appeared to take away our sinnes, & in hym is no sinne.

    6As many as byde in hym, sinne not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither knowen hym.

  • John 3:19-21
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    75%

    19And this is the condempnation: that lyght is come into the worlde, and men loued darknesse rather then lyght, because their deedes were euyll.

    20For euery one that euyll doeth, hateth the lyght: neither commeth to the light, lest his deedes shoulde be reproued.

    21But he that doeth trueth, cometh to the lyght, yt his deedes may be knowen, howe that they are wrought in God.

  • 2 Cor 4:6
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    6For it is God that commaundeth the lyght to shine out of darknesse, whiche hath shined in our heartes, for to geue the lyght of the knowledge of the glorie of God, in the face of Iesus Christe.

  • 1 John 5:19-20
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    19We knowe that we are of God, & the whole worlde lieth in wickednesse.

    20We knowe that the sonne of God is come, & hath geuen vs a minde to know hym which is true: and we are in hym that is true, through his sonne Iesus Christe. This same is very God, and eternall lyfe.

  • Gen 1:3-5
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    3And God sayde, let there be light: and there was light.

    4And God sawe the lyght that it was good: and God deuided the lyght from the darknes.

    5And God called the light day, and the darknes night: and the euenyng & the mornyng were the first day.

  • Luke 11:35-36
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    74%

    35Take heede therefore, that the lyght which is in thee, be not darknes.

    36If all thy body therfore be cleare, hauyng no part darke, then shall it all be full of lyght, euen as when a candle doth lyght thee with bryghtnes.

  • John 12:35
    74%

    35Then Iesus sayde vnto them: Yet a litle while is the light with you. Walke while ye haue light, lest the darknesse come on you: For he that walketh in the darke, wotteth not whither he goeth.

  • Eph 5:13
    73%

    13But all thynges, when they are rebuked of the lyght, are manifest: For all that which do make manifest, is lyght.

  • Col 1:13
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    13Who hath delyuered vs from the power of darcknesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare sonne.

  • 1 John 4:16-17
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    16And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in hym.

    17Herein is the loue perfect in vs, that we shoulde haue boldnesse in the day of iudgement: For as he is, euen so are we in this worlde.

  • 1 John 4:12
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    12No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.

  • 1 John 2:5
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    5But who so kepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede. Hereby knowe we that we are in hym.

  • 3 John 1:11
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    11Beloued, folow not that which is euyl, but that which is good. He that doth well, is of God: but he that doth euyll, seeth not God.

  • John 1:18
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    18No man hath seene God at any tyme: The onely begotten sonne which is in the bosome of the father, he hath declared hym.

  • 2 John 1:6
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    6And this is the loue, that we shoulde walke after his comaundement. This commaundement is, that as ye haue hearde from the begynnyng, ye shoulde walke in it.

  • 2 Pet 1:19
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    19We haue also a ryght sure worde of prophesie, wherevnto yf ye take heede, as vnto a lyght that shyneth in a darke place, ye do well, vntyll the day dawne, and the day starre arise in your heartes.

  • Eph 5:11
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    11And haue no felowship with the vnfruitefull workes of darknesse, but rather euen rebuke them.

  • 2 John 1:9
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    9Whosoeuer transgresseth, and bideth not in the doctrine of Christe, hath not God: He that endureth in the doctrine of Christe, hath both the father and the sonne.

  • 1 John 3:10
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    10In this are ye children of God knowe, and the chyldren of the deuyll: Whosoeuer doth not ryghteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.

  • 1 John 5:11
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    11And this is the recorde, how that God hath geuen vnto vs eternall lyfe, and this lyfe, is in his sonne.

  • John 8:12
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    12Then spake Iesus agayne vnto them, saying, I am the light of ye world: He that foloweth me, doth not walke in darknesse, but shal haue the light of life.

  • Ps 139:12
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    12Truely the darknesse shall not darken any thing from thee, and the night shalbe as lyghtsome as the day: darknesse and lyght to thee are both a lyke.

  • 1 John 4:6
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    6We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Hereby knowe we the spirite of veritie, and the spirite of errour.