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5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.
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5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
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6 If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true;
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6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.
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7 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.
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7 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.
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8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
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9 If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
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