1 JOHN 1:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
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 — the parallel construction offers the true alternative: walking in light parallels God's existence in light. The mutual fellowship (koinōnia allelois) among believers flows from shared participation in God's light. The blood (haima) of Jesus serves as the cleansing agent, grounding sanctification in the atonement.
Church Fathers on 1 John 1:7
“And this is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you.” 1 John 1:5 What is this? Those same have seen, have handled with their hands, the Word of life: He “was from the beginning,” and for a time was made visible and palpable, the Only-begotten Son of God. For what thing did He come, or what new thing did He tell us? What was it His will to teach? Wherefore did He this which He did, that the Word should be made flesh, that “God over all things” should…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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