1 John 1:5
And this is the announcement which we have heard from him, and which we announce to you: that God is light, and in him there is no darkness.
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4And this we write to you, so that you may rejoice, and so that your joy may be full.
Cross References
Psalms 27:1A Psalm of David himself. To you, Lord, I will cry out. My God, do not be silent toward me. For if you remain silent toward me, I will become like those who descend into the pit.
Psalms 84:11Mercy and truth have met each other. Justice and peace have kissed.
John 1:4Life was in Him, and Life was the light of men.
John 8:12Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me does not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
John 12:35Therefore, Jesus said to them: “For a brief time, the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. But whoever walks in darkness does not know where is he going.
1 Timothy 6:16who alone holds immortality, and who inhabits the inaccessible light, whom no man has seen, nor even is able to see, to whom is honor and everlasting dominion. Amen.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 1:2-5
First John Though the continued tradition of the church attests that this epistle came from John the apostle, yet we may observe some other evidence that will confirm (or with some perhaps even outweigh) the certainty of that tradition. It should seem that the penman was one of the apostolical college by the sensible palpable assurance he had of the truth of the Mediator's person in his human nature: That which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled,… Read the whole commentary →