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1 John 1:6

If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

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ASV

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

KJV

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἐὰνeanIfG1437 →
εἴπωμενeipōmenwe shall sayG2036 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
κοινωνίανkoinōnianfellowshipG2842 →
ἔχομενechomenwe haveG2192 →
μετ᾽met᾽withG3326 →
αὐτοῦautouHimG846 →
καὶkaiand yetG2532 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῷtōtheG3588 →
σκότειskoteidarknessG4655 →
περιπατῶμεν,peripatōmenmay walk,G4043 →
ψευδόμεθαpseudomethawe lieG5574 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
οὐounotG3756 →
ποιοῦμενpoioumenwe do practiceG4160 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
ἀλήθειαν·alētheiantruth;G225 →

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1 John 4:20If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.1 John 2:4If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.John 3:21But 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.”John 3:19–21And 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.John 8:12Once 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.”Proverbs 4:18–19The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.1 John 1:10If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.Proverbs 2:13from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,John 12:35Then 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.2 Corinthians 6:14–16Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.Psalms 5:4–6For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.James 2:14What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?1 John 1:3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.John 11:10But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”1 John 2:11But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.1 John 2:22Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.Revelation 3:17–18You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

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