Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Now 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.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light,
International Standard Version
This is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness none at all!
A Conservative Version
And this is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].
An Understandable Version
And this is the message we heard from Him, and [now want to] announce to you: God is light [i.e. righteousness] and in His [very nature] there is no trace of darkness [i.e., evil].
Anderson New Testament
And this is the message that we heard from him, and do declare to you: that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Bible in Basic English
This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.
Common New Testament
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all.
Daniel Mace New Testament
This then is the commission we have from him, to declare unto you, that God is light, and in him there is no darkness.
Darby Translation
And this 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.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Moreover, this 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.
Godbey New Testament
And the same message which we have heard from him, we also proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness.
Goodspeed New Testament
This is the message that we heard from him and announce to you: God is light; there is no darkness in him at all.
John Wesley New Testament
And this is the message which we have heard of him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Julia Smith Translation
And this is the message which we have heard from him, and we announce to you, that God is light, and no darkness is in him.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light and there [is] no darkness in him at all.
Modern King James verseion
And this 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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And this is the tidings which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Moffatt New Testament
Here is the message we learned from him and announce to you: 'God is light and in him there is no darkness, none.'
Montgomery New Testament
This, then, is the message that we have heard from him, and are announcing to you, that God is light, and no darkness what ever is in him.
New Heart English Bible
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Noyes New Testament
And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Sawyer New Testament
And this is the message which we have heard from him and declare to you, That God is light, and with him there is no darkness.
The Emphasized Bible
And this is the message which we have heard from him, and are reporting unto you, - that, God, is, light, and in him is, no darkness at all.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And this is the promise which we have heard from him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and that darkness in him there is none.
Twentieth Century New Testament
These, then, are the Tidings that we have heard from him and now tell you-- 'God is Light, and Darkness has no place at all in him.'
Webster
This then 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.
Weymouth New Testament
This is the Message which we have heard from the Lord Jesus and now deliver to you--God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness.
Williams New Testament
And this is the message that we have heard from Him and now announce to you: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in Him.
World English Bible
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Worrell New Testament
And this is the message which we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
Worsley New Testament
Now this we have heard from Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
Blindness » Those that walk in darkness
Confession » The reward for confessing sin
Darkness » Those that walk in darkness
Darkness » There being no darkness in God
Fellowship » Those that say they have fellowship with the lord, but are disobedient
God » Is declared to be » Light
Light » Illustrative of » Purity of God
Light, spiritual » Believers' duty performed in » God a
Topics
Interlinear
Houtos
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ἐστί
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Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 John 1:5
Devotionals containing 1 John 1:5
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 1:5
Prayers for 1 John 1:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Is Light, So Walk In The Light
4 Thus we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. 5 Now 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. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth.
Cross References
1 John 3:11
For this is the gospel message that you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another,
James 1:17
All 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 Timothy 6:16
He 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.
Psalm 27:1
By David. The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
Psalm 36:9
For you are the one who gives and sustains life.
Psalm 84:11
For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
Isaiah 60:19
The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon's brightness shine on you; the Lord will be your permanent source of light -- the splendor of your God will shine upon you.
John 1:4
In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind.
John 1:9
The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke out again, "I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
John 9:5
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
John 12:35-36
Jesus 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.
1 Corinthians 11:23
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread,
Revelation 21:23
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.
Revelation 22:5
Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.