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1 John 1:7 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


1 John 1:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 1:728 words
GreekMeaning
ἐὰνean
IfwordG1437
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
φωτὶphōti
lightnounG5457
περιπατῶμενperipatōmen
we shall walkverbG4043
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
αὐτόςautos
He himselfpronounG846
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
φωτίphōti
lightnounG5457
κοινωνίανkoinōnian
fellowshipnounG2842
ἔχομενechomen
we haveverbG2192
μετ’met’
withprepositionG3326
ἀλλήλωνallēlōn
one anotherpronounG240
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὸto
thearticleG3588
αἷμαhaima
bloodnounG129
ἸησοῦIēsou
of JesusnounG2424
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
υἱοῦhyiou
SonnounG5207
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
καθαρίζειkatharizei
cleansesverbG2511
ἡμᾶςhēmas
IpronounG1473
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
πάσηςpasēs
alladjectiveG3956
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sinnounG266
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 1 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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