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we are not practicing the truth. <a href="/esv/1_john/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. <a href="/bsb/1_john/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. <a href="/blb/1_john/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> If we should say that we have fellowship with Him, and yet should walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. <a href="/kjv/1_john/1.htm">King James Bible</a> If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: <a href="/nkjv/1_john/1.htm">New King James Version</a> If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. <a href="/nasb_/1_john/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; <a href="/nasb/1_john/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; <a href="/nasb77/1_john/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; <a href="/lsb/1_john/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not do the truth; <a href="/amp/1_john/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness [of sin], we lie and do not practice the truth; <a href="/csb/1_john/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. <a href="/hcsb/1_john/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If we say, &#8220We have fellowship with Him,&#8221 yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. <a href="/asv/1_john/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: <a href="/cev/1_john/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If we say we share in life with God and keep on living in the dark, we are lying and are not living by the truth. <a href="/erv/1_john/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: <a href="/gwt/1_john/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If we say, "We have a relationship with God" and yet live in the dark, we're lying. We aren't being truthful. <a href="/gnt/1_john/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> If, then, we say that we have fellowship with him, yet at the same time live in the darkness, we are lying both in our words and in our actions. <a href="/isv/1_john/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> If we claim that we have fellowship with him but keep living in darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth. <a href="/msb/1_john/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. <a href="/net/1_john/1.htm">NET Bible</a> If we say we have fellowship with him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth. <a href="/nheb/1_john/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not tell the truth. <a href="/wbt/1_john/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: <a href="/wey/1_john/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth. <a href="/web/1_john/1.htm">World English Bible</a> If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie and don’t tell the truth. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_john/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> if we may say, “We have fellowship with Him,” and may walk in the darkness—we lie, and do not [speak] the truth; <a href="/blb/1_john/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> If we should say that we have fellowship with Him, and yet should walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. <a href="/ylt/1_john/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> if we may say -- 'we have fellowship with Him,' and in the darkness may walk -- we lie, and do not the truth; <a href="/slt/1_john/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we are deceived, and do not the truth:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_john/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. <a href="/cpdv/1_john/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If we claim that we have fellowship with him, and yet we walk in darkness, then we are lying and not telling the truth. <a href="/nabre/1_john/1.htm">New American Bible</a> If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” while we continue to walk in darkness, we lie and do not act in truth. <a href="/nrsvce/1_john/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_john/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If we say that we have fellowship with him and yet live in darkness, we lie, and do not follow the truth: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_john/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And if we say that we have communion with him and we walk in darkness, we are lying, and we are not informed of the truth.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_john/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. <a href="/godbey/1_john/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: <a href="/haweis/1_john/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> If we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and practise not the truth: <a href="/mace/1_john/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> if we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lye, and do not act sincerely: <a href="/wey/1_john/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth. <a href="/worrell/1_john/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and are walking in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth; <a href="/worsley/1_john/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> If we say that we have communion with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practise the truth: <a href="/parallel/1_john/1-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rlZ5ywDtQGE?start=57" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_john/1.htm">Walking in the Light</a> 5And 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. 6<a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: Ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipōmen (V-ASA-1P) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">we say</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echomen (V-PIA-1P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">we have</a> <a href="/greek/2842.htm" title="2842: koinōnian (N-AFS) -- From koinonos; partnership, i.e. participation, or intercourse, or benefaction.">fellowship</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: met’ (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">yet</a> <a href="/greek/4043.htm" title="4043: peripatōmen (V-PSA-1P) -- From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.">walk</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4655.htm" title="4655: skotei (N-DNS) -- Darkness, either physical or moral. From the base of skia; shadiness, i.e. Obscurity.">darkness,</a> <a href="/greek/5574.htm" title="5574: pseudometha (V-PIM/P-1P) -- To deceive, lie, speak falsely. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood.">we lie</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">do not</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poioumen (V-PIA-1P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">practice</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/225.htm" title="225: alētheian (N-AFS) -- From alethes; truth.">truth.</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-21</a> And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. / But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.” <a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8-11</a> For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, / for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. / Test and prove what pleases the Lord. ... <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a> Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a> Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” <a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35-36</a> Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. / While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them. <a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12</a> The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:5</a> For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-2</a> Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a> The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/matthew/6-23.htm">Matthew 6:23</a> But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a> Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a> Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a> Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. <a href="/proverbs/4-19.htm">Proverbs 4:19</a> But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble. <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a> But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:If.<a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8,10</a> If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us… <a href="/1_john/2-4.htm">1 John 2:4</a> He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.<a href="/1_john/4-20.htm">1 John 4:20</a> If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?fellowship.<a href="/1_john/1-3.htm">1 John 1:3</a> That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.<a href="/psalms/5-4.htm">Psalm 5:4-6</a> For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee… <a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20</a> Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?walk.<a href="/1_john/2-9.htm">1 John 2:9-11</a> He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now… <a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Psalm 82:5</a> They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.<a href="/proverbs/2-13.htm">Proverbs 2:13</a> Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;we lie.<a href="/1_john/1-10.htm">1 John 1:10</a> If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.<a href="/1_john/4-20.htm">1 John 4:20</a> If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?<a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44,45</a> Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it… do not.<a href="/john/3-21.htm">John 3:21</a> But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_peter/1-17.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-16.htm">Adhering</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-5.htm">Claim</a> <a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">False.</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">Falsely</a> <a href="/1_john/1-3.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/colossians/3-14.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/james/3-14.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-10.htm">Practice</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-10.htm">Practise</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Profess</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-2.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-3.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-2.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_john/2-29.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-12.htm">Adhering</a> <a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">Claim</a> <a href="/1_john/2-9.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/1_john/2-8.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">False.</a> <a href="/genesis/21-23.htm">Falsely</a> <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/1_john/2-21.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/1_john/3-10.htm">Practice</a> <a href="/1_john/3-10.htm">Practise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-3.htm">Profess</a> <a href="/1_john/4-5.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/1_john/3-18.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">1 John 1</div>1. <a href="/1_john/1-1.htm">He describes the person of Christ, in whom we have eternal life, by a communion with God;</a> 5. <a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">to which we must adjoin by walking in the light.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_john/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_john/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>If we say we have fellowship with Him This phrase addresses the claim of having a relationship with God. In the context of 1 John, fellowship implies a deep, intimate connection with God, akin to the relationship between the Father and the Son. The concept of fellowship is rooted in the Greek word "koinonia," which signifies partnership and shared life. Biblically, true fellowship with God is characterized by walking in His light and truth, as seen in <a href="/john/15-4.htm">John 15:4-5</a>, where abiding in Christ is essential for spiritual fruitfulness.yet walk in the darkness Walking in darkness symbolizes living in sin and moral error, contrary to God's nature, which is light (1 <a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5</a>). In biblical terms, darkness often represents ignorance, evil, and separation from God (<a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-21</a>). The cultural context of the time emphasized the stark contrast between light and darkness, a common theme in Jewish and early Christian teachings. Walking in darkness suggests a lifestyle inconsistent with the teachings of Christ, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8-11</a>, where believers are called to live as children of light.we lie This phrase indicates a deliberate falsehood or self-deception. Claiming fellowship with God while living in sin is a contradiction, as God is holy and cannot be associated with darkness (<a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm">Habakkuk 1:13</a>). The historical context of the early church involved confronting false teachings and hypocrisy, as seen in the warnings against false prophets and teachers in <a href="/2_peter/2.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a>. The apostle John emphasizes the importance of truthfulness in one's relationship with God.and do not practice the truth Practicing the truth involves living according to God's commandments and teachings. The Greek word for "practice" implies continuous action, suggesting that truth must be a consistent part of a believer's life. This aligns with <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a>, which urges believers to be doers of the word, not merely hearers. The truth is central to the Christian faith, as Jesus declared Himself to be "the way, the truth, and the life" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>). Practicing the truth is evidence of genuine faith and transformation through the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a> The author of 1 John, one of Jesus' original twelve disciples, known for his close relationship with Christ and his emphasis on love and truth. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a> The audience of John's letter, consisting of early Christians who were facing false teachings and needed guidance on living in truth and love. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The central figure with whom believers are called to have fellowship, characterized by light and truth. 4. <a href="/topical/d/darkness.htm">Darkness</a> Symbolic of sin, falsehood, and separation from God, representing a lifestyle contrary to God's nature. 5. <a href="/topical/f/fellowship.htm">Fellowship</a> A key theme in John's writings, referring to a close, communal relationship with God and other believers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_fellowship.htm">The Nature of True Fellowship</a> True fellowship with God requires walking in the light, aligning our lives with His truth and holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_deception_of_claiming_fellowship.htm">The Deception of Claiming Fellowship</a> Claiming fellowship with God while living in sin is self-deception and contradicts the truth of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_practice_the_truth.htm">The Call to Practice the Truth</a> Believers are called to actively practice the truth, demonstrating their faith through righteous living. <a href="/topical/t/the_incompatibility_of_light_and_darkness.htm">The Incompatibility of Light and Darkness</a> Light and darkness cannot coexist; believers must choose to walk in the light, rejecting sinful behaviors. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_confession_and_repentance.htm">The Role of Confession and Repentance</a> Acknowledging and turning away from sin is essential for maintaining genuine fellowship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_john_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 John 1</a> <a href="/q/how_can_i_ensure_my_place_in_heaven.htm">How can I ensure my place in heaven?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_grieving_the_holy_spirit.htm">Why do churches deviate from their original gospel mission?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'living_in_sin'_mean.htm">What does "living in sin" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_garima_gospels.htm">How can we reveal the works of darkness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_john/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - A corollary from verse 5. If God is Light to the exclusion of all darkness, then fellowship with darkness excludes fellowship with him. If we say ἐὰν εἴπωμεν; "if any of us, no matter who he be, at any time say." The construction marks the supposed action as one likely to occur. The apostle includes himself in the possibility, and of course he and his readers did say that they had communion with God. By" walking" περιπατεῖν ´ερσαρι is meant our daily life, our movement and activity in the world (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>; <a href="/john/11-9.htm">John 11:9, 10</a>; <a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35</a>; <a href="/john/21-18.htm">John 21:18</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-24.htm">Revelation 21:24</a>); this activity will inevitably express the κοινωνία in which we live. To have communion with him who is Light, and be continually exhibiting a life of darkness, is impossible. The Carpocratians and other Gnostics, who taught that to the enlightened all action is indifferent, because neither purity nor filth can change the nature of pure gold, are perhaps here aimed at (Mansel, 'Gnostic Heresies,' pages 117-121). We lie, and do not the truth. As in verse 5, St. John enforces a statement by denying the opposite. But the negative is not a mere equivalent of the positive: the two together mean, "we are false both in word and deed." Truth with St. John is not confined to language; it is exhibited in conduct also (cf. ποιεῖν ψεῦδος, <a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Revelation 21:27</a>; <a href="/revelation/22-15.htm">Revelation 22:15</a>). <a href="/commentaries/1_john/1-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>If Ἐὰν (Ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. we say εἴπωμεν (eipōmen) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. we have ἔχομεν (echomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. fellowship κοινωνίαν (koinōnian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2842.htm">Strong's 2842: </a> From koinonos; partnership, i.e. participation, or intercourse, or benefaction. with μετ’ (met’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. Him αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. yet καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. walk περιπατῶμεν (peripatōmen) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4043.htm">Strong's 4043: </a> From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. darkness, σκότει (skotei) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4655.htm">Strong's 4655: </a> Darkness, either physical or moral. From the base of skia; shadiness, i.e. Obscurity. we lie ψευδόμεθα (pseudometha) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5574.htm">Strong's 5574: </a> To deceive, lie, speak falsely. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. {do} not οὐ (ou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. practice ποιοῦμεν (poioumen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. truth. ἀλήθειαν (alētheian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_225.htm">Strong's 225: </a> From alethes; truth. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_john/1-6.htm">NT Letters: 1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship (1J iJ 1Jn i jn 1 jo) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_john/1-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 John 1:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 John 1:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 John 1:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 John 1:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>