New King James Version
1 John 1:7
7But 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
Context of 1 John 1:7
5This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 6If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 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. 8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Read all of 1 John 11 John 1:7 word by word
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 2:9He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.
- Psalms 56:13For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
- Psalms 89:15Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.
- Psalms 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
- Isaiah 2:5O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the Lord.
- John 12:35Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
- Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
- Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
- 2 John 1:4I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.
- 3 John 1:4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
- 1 John 1:5This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.
- Psalms 104:2Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.
- 1 Timothy 6:16who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.
- James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
- 1 John 1:3that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
- Amos 3:3Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?
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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