11 translations · Greek
1 John 1:7
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.
1 John 1:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- ASV American Standard Version
- but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and if we may walk in the light, as He is in the light—we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of His Son Jesus Christ cleanses us from every sin;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But if we are living in the light, as he is in the light, then we share in this friendship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, makes us clean from every sin.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light — we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But if we walk in the light, as he also is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐὰν | ean | if | G1437 ἐάν if |
| δὲ | de | But | G1161 δέ then |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| φωτὶ | phōti | light | G5457 φῶς light |
| περιπατῶμεν | peripatōmen | we walk | G4043 περιπατέω to walk |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| αὐτός | autos | He | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| φωτί | phōti | light | G5457 φῶς light |
| κοινωνίαν | koinōnian | fellowship | G2842 κοινωνία participation |
| ἔχομεν | echomen | we have | G2192 ἔχω to have/be |
| μετ’ | met’ | with | G3326 μετά with/after |
| ἀλλήλων | allēlōn | one another | G240 ἀλλήλων one another |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἷμα | haima | blood | G129 αἷμα blood |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | of Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱοῦ | Huiou | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καθαρίζει | katharizei | cleanses | G2511 καθαρίζω to clean |
| ἡμᾶς | hēmas | us | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| πάσης | pasēs | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | sin | G266 ἁμαρτία sin |
Related verses
- Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Romans 13:12
The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
- Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;
- Ephesians 1:7
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
- 1 John 2:9–10
He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now. He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
- Revelation 7:14
I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.
- Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
- 1 Corinthians 6:11
Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
- 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.
- John 12:35
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.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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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