1 John 1:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And 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.”
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“And 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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 John 1:5 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Psalms 36:9For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
- Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Isaiah 60:19No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
- John 1:4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
- John 1:9The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
- 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.”
- John 9:5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
- 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.
- 1 Corinthians 11:23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
- 1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
- James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
- 1 John 3:11This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
- Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- Revelation 22:5There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
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