1 John 1:5
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Greek words
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