Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. New Living Translation So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. English Standard Version If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. Berean Standard Bible If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. Berean Literal Bible 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. King James Bible If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: New King James Version If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. New American Standard Bible If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; NASB 1995 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; NASB 1977 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; Legacy Standard Bible If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not do the truth; Amplified Bible 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; Christian Standard Bible If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. Holman Christian Standard Bible If we say, “We have fellowship with Him,” yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. American Standard Version If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: Contemporary English Version 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. English Revised Version If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: GOD'S WORD® Translation If we say, "We have a relationship with God" and yet live in the dark, we're lying. We aren't being truthful. Good News Translation 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. International Standard Version If we claim that we have fellowship with him but keep living in darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth. Majority Standard Bible If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. NET Bible If we say we have fellowship with him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth. New Heart English Bible If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not tell the truth. Webster's Bible Translation If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: Weymouth New Testament If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth. World English Bible If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie and don’t tell the truth. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionif we may say, “We have fellowship with Him,” and may walk in the darkness—we lie, and do not [speak] the truth; Berean Literal Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation if we may say -- 'we have fellowship with Him,' and in the darkness may walk -- we lie, and do not the truth; Smith's Literal Translation If we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we are deceived, and do not the truth: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. Catholic Public Domain Version If we claim that we have fellowship with him, and yet we walk in darkness, then we are lying and not telling the truth. New American Bible If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” while we continue to walk in darkness, we lie and do not act in truth. New Revised Standard Version If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf we say that we have fellowship with him and yet live in darkness, we lie, and do not follow the truth: Aramaic Bible in Plain English 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. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentIf we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. Godbey New Testament If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: Haweis New Testament If we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and practise not the truth: Mace New Testament if we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lye, and do not act sincerely: Weymouth New Testament If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth. Worrell New Testament If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and are walking in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth; Worsley New Testament If we say that we have communion with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practise the truth: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Walking in the Light5And 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. 6If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 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.… Cross References John 3:19-21 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.” Ephesians 5:8-11 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. ... 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? John 8:12 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.” John 12:35-36 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. Romans 13:12 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. 1 Thessalonians 5:5 For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 2 Peter 2:1-2 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. Galatians 5:19-21 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. Matthew 6:23 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! James 1:22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 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. Isaiah 5:20 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. Proverbs 4:19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble. Isaiah 59:2 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. Treasury of Scripture If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: If. 1 John 1:8,10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us… 1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 1 John 4:20 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. 1 John 1:3 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. Psalm 5:4-6 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee… Psalm 94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? walk. 1 John 2:9-11 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now… Psalm 82:5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. Proverbs 2:13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; we lie. 1 John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 1 John 4:20 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? John 8:44,45 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. John 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Jump to Previous Acts Adhering Claim Dark Darkness False. Falsely Fellowship Joined Lie Practice Practise Profess Speak Truth Walk Walking WordsJump to Next Acts Adhering Claim Dark Darkness False. Falsely Fellowship Joined Lie Practice Practise Profess Speak Truth Walk Walking Words1 John 1 1. He describes the person of Christ, in whom we have eternal life, by a communion with God;5. to which we must adjoin by walking in the light. If we say This phrase introduces a conditional statement, emphasizing the importance of self-examination in the Christian life. The Greek word for "say" (λέγω, legō) implies a verbal profession of faith. In the early church, as now, there was a distinction between mere verbal claims and genuine faith. This calls believers to reflect on the authenticity of their declarations of faith. we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness we lie and do not practice the truth Parallel Commentaries ... Greek IfἘὰν (Ean) Conjunction Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. we say εἴπωμεν (eipōmen) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. we have ἔχομεν (echomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. fellowship κοινωνίαν (koinōnian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2842: From koinonos; partnership, i.e. participation, or intercourse, or benefaction. with μετ’ (met’) Preposition Strong's 3326: (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 Strong's 846: 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 Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. walk περιπατῶμεν (peripatōmen) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: 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 Strong's 3588: 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 Strong's 4655: 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 Strong's 5574: 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 Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. {do} not οὐ (ou) Adverb Strong's 3756: 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 Strong's 4160: (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 Strong's 3588: 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 Strong's 225: From alethes; truth. Links 1 John 1:6 NIV1 John 1:6 NLT 1 John 1:6 ESV 1 John 1:6 NASB 1 John 1:6 KJV 1 John 1:6 BibleApps.com 1 John 1:6 Biblia Paralela 1 John 1:6 Chinese Bible 1 John 1:6 French Bible 1 John 1:6 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship (1J iJ 1Jn i jn 1 jo) |
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