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1 John 2:8

Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.

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ASV

Again, a new commandment write I unto you, which thing is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shineth.

KJV

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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ἐντολὴνentolēna commandmentG1785 →
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γράφωgraphōI am writingG1125 →
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771 →
ὅhowhichG3739 →
ἐστινestinisG1510 →
ἀληθὲςalēthestrueG227 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
αὐτῷautōHimG846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ὑμῖν,huminyou,G4771 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
σκοτίαskotiadarknessG4653 →
παράγεταιparagetaiis passing awayG3855 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
φῶςphōslightG5457 →
τὸto<the>G3588 →
ἀληθινὸνalēthinontrueG228 →
ἤδηēdēalreadyG2235 →
φαίνει.phaineishines.G5316 →

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Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,Genesis 1:3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.John 15:1“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.Romans 13:12The 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.Colossians 1:13He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,John 13:34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.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.”2 Corinthians 4:4–6The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.John 1:9The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.John 1:4–5In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.1 John 4:21And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.1 Thessalonians 5:4–8But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’1 John 3:14–16We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.2 Timothy 1:10And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

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