1 John 1:5
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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- John 8:12 : 12 Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."
- Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
- Ps 27:1 : 1 > Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
- Isa 60:19 : 19 The sun shall be no more your light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light to you: but Yahweh will be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory.
- 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.
- John 1:4 : 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
- John 1:9 : 9 The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
- John 9:5 : 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
- John 12:35-36 : 35 Jesus therefore said to them, "Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn't overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn't know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light." Jesus said these things, and he departed and hid himself from them.
- Ps 36:9 : 9 For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.
- Rev 21:23 : 23 The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
- Rev 22:5 : 5 There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
- 1 John 3:11 : 11 For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;
- Ps 84:11 : 11 For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
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- 1 John 1:6-105 verses86%
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don't tell the truth.
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we haven't sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
- John 1:4-52 verses82%
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome{The word translated "overcome" (katelaben) can also be translated "comprehended." It refers to getting a grip on an enemy to defeat him.} it.
- 1 John 1:1-44 verses80%
1 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life
2 (and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);
3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
4 And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.
- 1 John 2:8-114 verses79%
8 Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines.
9 He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.
10 He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
11 But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn't know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
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5 You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don't belong to the night, nor to darkness,
- John 1:8-92 verses76%
8 He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
9 The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
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8 For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- 1 John 3:5-62 verses75%
5 You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.
6 Whoever remains in him doesn't sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him.
- John 3:19-213 verses75%
19 This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
20 For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."
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6 seeing it is God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- 1 John 5:19-202 verses75%
19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
20 We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- Gen 1:3-53 verses74%
3 God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
4 God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.
- Luke 11:35-362 verses74%
35 Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn't darkness.
36 If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."
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35 Jesus therefore said to them, "Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn't overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn't know where he is going.
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13 But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that is revealed is light.
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13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
- 1 John 4:16-172 verses73%
16 We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
17 In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world.
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12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.
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5 But whoever keeps his word, God's love has most assuredly been perfected in him. This is how we know that we are in him:
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11 Beloved, don't imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn't seen God.
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18 No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
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6 This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
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19 We have the more sure word of prophecy; whereunto you do well that you take heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the day star arises in your hearts:
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11 Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
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9 Whoever transgresses and doesn't remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn't have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son.
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10 In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn't love his brother.
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11 The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
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12 Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."
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12 Even the darkness doesn't hide from you, But the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
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6 We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn't listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.