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We write this to you so we may be full of joy.[a]

God Forgives Our Sins

Here is the message we have heard from Christ and now announce to you: God is light,[b] and in him there is no darkness at all. So if we say we have fellowship with God, but we continue living in darkness, we are liars and do not follow the truth.

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  1. 1:4 so . . . joy Some Greek copies read “so you may be full of joy.”
  2. 1:5 light Here, it is used as a symbol of God’s goodness or truth.

We write this(A) to make our[a] joy complete.(B)

Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

This is the message we have heard(C) from him and declare to you: God is light;(D) in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(E) we lie and do not live out the truth.(F)

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  1. 1 John 1:4 Some manuscripts your