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1 John 1:4–5

And these things write we unto you, lthat your joy may be full. mThis then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that nGod is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

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1 John 1:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

We write this to make our joy complete.

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.

This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.

1 John 1:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.

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.

1 John 1:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

We write this to you so we may be full of joy.

Here is the message we have heard from Christ and now announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.

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.

1 John 1:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And these things write we to you that your joy may be full.

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.

1 John 1:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

We are writing this so that we can be completely filled with joy. 

This is the message we heard from Christ and are reporting to you: God is light, and there isn’t any darkness in him.

1 John 1:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

We are writing these things

so that our joy may be complete.

Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in Him.

1 John 1:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And these things we write, in order that our joy may be complete.

And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.

1 John 1:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

We are writing this to make our joy complete.

Here is the message we have heard from him and announce to you. God is light. There is no darkness in him at all.

1 John 1:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete.

This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.


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