1 John 1:5-9

Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

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.

6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.

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^[a] sin.

8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Cross References

• 1. 1 John 3:11
• 2. 1 Timothy 6:16
• 3. John 3:19-21; John 8:12; 2 Corinthians 6:14; Ephesians 5:8; 1 John 2:11
• 4. John 3:19-21; 1 John 2:4; 1 John 4:20
• 5. Isaiah 2:5
• 6. Hebrews 9:14; Revelation 1:5; Revelation 7:14
• 7. Proverbs 20:9; Jeremiah 2:35; Romans 3:9-19; James 3:2
• 8. John 8:44; 1 John 2:4
• 9. Psalms 32:5; Psalms 51:2; Proverbs 28:13
• 10. ver 7; Micah 7:18-20; Hebrews 10:22

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "every"