Focused Passage

1 John 1:5-10

The Word of Life, Fellowship with God, and Walking in the Light

The chapter moves from eyewitness proclamation of the incarnate Word of life to the necessary evidence of true fellowship: walking in the light through truth, confession, and cleansing.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

5And this is the 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 yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

7But 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.

8If we say 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.

10If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Original words

AndΚαὶG2532ConjunctionthisαὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularmessageἀγγελίαG31Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-ἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singularwe have heardἀκηκόαμενG191Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralfromἀπ’G575PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionannounceἀναγγέλλομενG312Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularlightφῶςG5457Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularthere isἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐκG3756AdverbdarknessσκοτίαG4653Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular[at all]οὐδεμίαG3762Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

IfἘὰνG1437Conjunctionwe sayεἴπωμενG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe haveἔχομενG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralfellowshipκοινωνίανG2842Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwithμετ’G3326PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularyetκαὶG2532ConjunctionwalkπεριπατῶμενG4043Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingulardarknessσκότειG4655Noun - Dative Neuter Singularwe lieψευδόμεθαG5574Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction{do} notοὐG3756AdverbpracticeποιοῦμενG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulartruthἀλήθειανG225Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 7

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionwe walkπεριπατῶμενG4043Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularlightφωτὶG5457Noun - Dative Neuter SingularasὡςG5613AdverbHeαὐτόςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularlightφωτίG5457Noun - Dative Neuter Singularwe haveἔχομενG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralfellowshipκοινωνίανG2842Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwithμετ’G3326Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλωνG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularbloodαἷμαG129Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof JesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularSonΥἱοῦG5207Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularcleansesκαθαρίζειG2511Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralfromἀπὸG575PrepositionallπάσηςG3956Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularsinἁμαρτίαςG266Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • NA does not include But.
Verse 8

Original words

IfἘὰνG1437Conjunctionwe sayεἴπωμενG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe haveἔχομενG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralnoοὐκG3756AdverbsinἁμαρτίανG266Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwe deceiveπλανῶμενG4105Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralourselvesἑαυτοὺςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulartruthἀλήθειαG225Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbinἐνG1722PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Verse 9

Original words

IfἐὰνG1437Conjunctionwe confessὁμολογῶμενG3670Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralsinsἁμαρτίαςG266Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralHe isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfaithfulπιστόςG4103Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionjustδίκαιοςG1342Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctionforgiveἀφῇG863Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural[our]τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralsinsἁμαρτίαςG266Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionto cleanseκαθαρίσῃG2511Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralfromἀπὸG575PrepositionallπάσηςG3956Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularunrighteousnessἀδικίαςG93Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 10

Original words

IfἐὰνG1437Conjunctionwe sayεἴπωμενG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionvvvοὐχG3756Adverbwe have not sinnedἡμαρτήκαμενG264Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralwe make Him out to beποιοῦμενG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singulara liarψεύστηνG5583Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwordλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbinἐνG1722PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural

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