1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from every sin.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
6If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.
8If we say that we have no sin, we lead ourselves astray, and the truth is not in us.
Cross References
Psalms 89:15Blessed is the people who know the joyful sound. They walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
Psalms 104:2who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
Amos 3:3Shall two walk together unless they have agreed?
John 1:29On the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 12:35Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have the light, so that darkness may not overcome you. And he who walks in the darkness knows not where he is going.
1 Corinthians 6:11And some of you were these things, but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were made righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 1:6-8
The Apostolic Testimony. ( a. d. 80.) 5 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. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. The apostle, having declared the truth and dignity of the author of the gospel, brings a message… Read the whole commentary →