11 translations · Greek
1 John 1:5
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness is not in Him at all;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- This is the message we received from him and that we declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him at all.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And this is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- This then is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And this is the declaration which we have heard from him, and declare unto you: That God is light, and in him there is no darkness.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| ἔστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| αὕτη | hautē | this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγγελία | angelia | message | G31 ἀγγελία message |
| ἣν | hēn | — | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἀκηκόαμεν | akēkoamen | we have heard | G191 ἀκούω to hear |
| ἀπ’ | ap’ | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἀναγγέλλομεν | anangellomen | announce | G312 ἀναγγέλλω to report |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | to you | G4771 σύ you |
| ὅτι | hoti | — | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| φῶς | phōs | light | G5457 φῶς light |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| σκοτία | skotia | darkness | G4653 σκοτία darkness |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῷ | autō | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| οὐκ | ouk | no | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἔστιν | estin | there is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| οὐδεμία | oudemia | [at all] | G3762 οὐδείς none |
Related verses
- John 8:12
Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
- Isaiah 60:19
The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
- Psalm 27:1
Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
- John 1:9
The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
- John 1:4
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
- Revelation 22:5
There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
- John 12:35–36
Jesus therefore said to them, “Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn’t overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn’t know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light.” Jesus said these things, and he departed and hid himself from them.
- Revelation 21:23
The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
- John 9:5
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
4 And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.
5 This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to 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 the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth.
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 Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
Read all of 1 John 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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