1 John 1:3-9
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c that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed j our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
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And we are writing these things so k that our joy may be complete.
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l This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that m God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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n If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and o do not practice the truth.
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But p if we walk in the light, q as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and r the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
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s If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and t the truth is not in us.
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u If we confess our sins, he is v faithful and just to forgive us our sins and r to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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1 John 1:1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life -
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John 17:21
That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
1 Corinthians 1:9
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 John 2:24
Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father.
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John 15:11
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
John 16:24
Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
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1 John 3:11
For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
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James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
1 John 4:8
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
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1 John 2:11
But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
John 12:35
So Jesus said to them, "The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
2 Corinthians 6:14
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
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John 3:21
But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.
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Isaiah 2:5
O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
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Psalms 104:2
Covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.
1 Timothy 6:16
Who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
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Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, th...
Hebrews 9:14
How much more will the blood of Christ, who thr...
1 Peter 1:19
But with the precious blood of Christ, like tha...
Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are y...
Revelation 7:14
I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to ...
Revelation 12:11
And they have conquered him by the blood of the...
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Job 15:14
What is man, that he can be pure? Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
Jeremiah 2:35
You say, 'I am innocent; surely his anger has turned from me.' Behold, I will bring you to judgment for saying, 'I have not sinned.
James 3:2
For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
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1 John 2:4
Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
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Psalms 32:5
I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
Psalms 51:3
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
Proverbs 28:13
Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
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Psalms 143:1
Hear my prayer, O Lord ; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
Romans 3:26
It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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1 John 1:7
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 cleanses us from all sin.
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