New English Translation
1 John 1:7
7But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
- New International Version (NIV)But 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, purifies us from all sin.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Context of 1 John 1:7
5Now this is the gospel 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 and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth. But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.
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ἐὰν ἐν τῷ φωτὶ περιπατῶμεν ὡς αὐτός ἐστιν ἐν τῷ φωτί, κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετ᾽ ἀλλήλων καὶ τὸ αἷμα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ καθαρίζει ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- ifἐάνean · ifG1437
- we walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the lightὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
- asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- we haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōnia · participationG2842
- oneἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- the bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
- of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- cleansethκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511
- usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
Cross-references for 1 John 1:7
- 1 John 2:9The one who says he is in the light but still hates his fellow Christian is still in the darkness.
- Psalms 56:13when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.
- Psalms 89:15How blessed are the people who worship you! O Lord, they experience your favor.
- Psalms 97:11The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.
- Isaiah 2:5O descendants of Jacob, come, let us walk in the Lord’s guiding light.
- John 12:35Jesus replied, “The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
- Romans 13:12The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
- Ephesians 5:8for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light –
- 2 John 1:4I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded us.
- 3 John 1:4I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.
- 1 John 1:5Now this is the gospel message we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
- Psalms 104:2He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,
- 1 Timothy 6:16He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
- James 1:17All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.
- 1 John 1:3What we have seen and heard we announce to you too, so that you may have fellowship with us (and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ).
- Amos 3:3Do two walk together without having met?
Commentaries on 1 John 1:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7But if we walk in the light - If, having received the principle of holiness from him, we live a holy and righteous life, deriving continual light, power, and life from him, then we have fellowship one with another; that is, we have communion with God, and God condescends to hold communion with us. This appears to be the intention of the apostle; and so he was understood by some versions and MSS., which, instead of ' , with each other, have ', with him…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But if we walk in the light - Compare the notes at 1 John 1:5. Walking in the light may include the three following things: (1)Leading lives of holiness and purity; that is, the Christian must be characteristically a holy man, a light in the world, by his example. (2)walking in the truth; that is, embracing the truth in opposition to all error of paganism and infidelity, and having clear, spiritual views of truth, such as the unrenewed never have. See 2…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 A message from the Lord Jesus, the Word of life, the eternal Word, we should all gladly receive. The great God should be represented to this dark world, as pure and perfect light. As this is the nature of God, his doctrines and precepts must be such. And as his perfect happiness cannot be separated from his perfect holiness, so our happiness will be in proportion to our being made holy. To walk in darkness, is to live and act against religion…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Christians share fellowship with each other and with God when they live in the light. A person cannot claim to have fellowship with God and then refuse fellowship with God’s people. This was the behavior of the Gnostics. The apostles of Christ had known Jesus Christ as God in the flesh, and they continued to have spiritual fellowship with him (1:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Compare Ep 5:8, 11-14. "We walk"; "God is (essentially in His very nature as 'the light,' 1Jo 1:5) in the light." Walking in the light, the element in which God Himself is, constitutes the test of fellowship with Him. Christ, like us, walked in the light (1Jo 2:6). Alford notices, Walking in the light as He is in the light, is no mere imitation of God, but an identity in the essential element of our daily walk with the essential element of God's…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 John 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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