Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of 1 John
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:5 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:5 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:5 JFB -> Commentary on 1:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:5 PNT -> Commentary on 1:5 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:5 TSK -> Commentary on 1:5 TSK -> Entry for 1:5 WEN -> Notes on 1:5 NTB -> Darkness; Fellowship; God (continued); Light; Word Of God TTT -> God; Light 1:5 - [In Context] We heard the true teaching from God. Now we tell it to you: God is light F2 (goodness). In God there is no darkness (sin).
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:6 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:6 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:6 JFB -> Commentary on 1:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:6 PNT -> Commentary on 1:6 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:6 TSK -> Commentary on 1:6 TSK -> Entry for 1:6 WEN -> Notes on 1:6 NTB -> Blindness; Confession; Darkness; Fellowship; Holiness; Hypocrisy; Wicked (People) TTT -> Blindness, Spiritual; Lying EBD -> Forgiveness of sin SBD -> John, The First Epistle General of SPG -> Devotional using 1:6 1:6 - [In Context] So if we say that we have fellowship F3 with God, but we continue living in darkness (sin), then we are liars--we don't follow the truth.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:7 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:7 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:7 JFB -> Commentary on 1:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:7 PNT -> Commentary on 1:7 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:7 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:7 TSK -> Commentary on 1:7 TSK -> Entry for 1:7 WEN -> Notes on 1:7 NTB -> Ablution; Atonement; Blood; Cleanliness; Communion; Darkness; Fellowship; Holiness; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Light; Righteous; Sin; Walking; Wicked (People) TTT -> Atonement, The; Blindness, Spiritual; Communion of Saints; Pardon; Purifications or Baptisms; Sin EBD -> Dwell; Forgiveness of sin SBD -> John, The First Epistle General of UTM -> Devotional using 1:7 SPG -> Devotional using 1:7 TV -> Devotional using 1:7 TV -> Devotional using 1:7 TV -> Devotional using 1:7 TV -> Devotional using 1:7 TV -> Devotional using 1:7 1:7 - [In Context] God is in the light (goodness). We should live in the light, too. If we live in the light, then we share fellowship with each other. And when we live in the light, the blood (death) of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. (Jesus is God's Son.)
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:8 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:8 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:8 JFB -> Commentary on 1:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:8 PNT -> Commentary on 1:8 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:8 TSK -> Commentary on 1:8 TSK -> Entry for 1:8 WEN -> Notes on 1:8 NTB -> Blindness; Depravity Of Man; Sin; Sinlessness TTT -> Fall of Man, The EBD -> Forgiveness of sin; Sanctification SBD -> Proverbs, Book of 1:8 - [In Context] If we say that we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:9 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:9 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:9 JFB -> Commentary on 1:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:9 PNT -> Commentary on 1:9 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:9 TSK -> Commentary on 1:9 TSK -> Entry for 1:9 WEN -> Notes on 1:9 NTB -> Ablution; Cleanliness; God; God (continued); Penitent; Repentance; Righteous; Sanctification; Sin TTT -> Confession of Sin; Faithfulness of God, The; Justice of God, The; Pardon EBD -> Atonement; Forgiveness of sin TV -> Devotional using 1:9 TV -> Devotional using 1:9 TV -> Devotional using 1:9 TV -> Devotional using 1:9 TV -> Devotional using 1:9 TV -> Devotional using 1:9 TV -> Devotional using 1:9 TV -> Devotional using 1:9 1:9 - [In Context] But if we confess (admit) our sins, then God will forgive our sins. We can trust God to do this. God does what is right. God will make us clean from all the wrong things we have done.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:10 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:10 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:10 JFB -> Commentary on 1:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:10 PNT -> Commentary on 1:10 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:10 TSK -> Commentary on 1:10 TSK -> Entry for 1:10 WEN -> Notes on 1:10 NTB -> Depravity Of Man; Hypocrisy; Sin; Sinlessness; Truth TTT -> Sin; Truth of God, The 1:10 - [In Context] If we say that we have not sinned, then we are saying that God is a liar--we don't accept God's true teaching.
FOOTNOTES: F2: light   This word is used to show what God is like. It means goodness or truth. F3: fellowship   Associating with people and sharing things together with them. Christians share love, joy, sorrow, faith, and other things with each other and with God.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; UTM - My Utmost for His Highest; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.