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And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>We write these things so that our<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> joy may be complete. <A name="6"></a><p class="hdg">Walking in the Light<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../john/8.htm#12">John 8:12–29</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> 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. <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> BYZ and TR <i>your</i><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> NA does not include <i>But</i>.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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