1 John 1:6
If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 7:22Many will say to me on that day, "`Master, Master, have we not prophesied in Thy name, and in Thy name expelled demons, and in Thy name performed many mighty works?'
John 8:12Once more Jesus addressed them. "I am the Light of the world," He said; "the man who follows me shall certainly not walk in the dark, but shall have the light of Life."
John 11:10But if a man walks by night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him."
John 12:46I have come like light into the world, in order that no one who believes in me may remain in the dark.
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 →