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1 John · read by Alan Martin
26 verses, in order. Only the verses Alan read aloud are shown.
1 John 1
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And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.Read from NKJV · The Hearing of Faith
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We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.Read from NKJV · The Hearing of Faith
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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.Read from NKJV · Receiving the Love of the Truth
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If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.Read from NASB1995 · Foundations, Fellowship and Fraternity
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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.Read from NASB1995 · Foundations, Fellowship and Fraternity
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If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.Read from ESV · A ‘Missing’ Grace
1 John 2
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By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.Read from NKJV · The Love of the Father
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If anyone says, "I know Him," but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.Read from NKJV · Receiving the Love of the Truth
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But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:Read from NKJV · The Love of the Father
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Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.Read from NASB1995 · The Goal of our Instruction
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If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.Read from NASB1995 · The Goal of our Instruction
1 John 3
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Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.Read from NKJV · The Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus
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Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.Read from NKJV · The Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus
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Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.Read from NASB1995 · Effectual Prayer
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And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:Read from NASB1995 · Effectual Prayer
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Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,Read from ESV · Effectual Prayer
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and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.Read from NASB1995 · Effectual Prayer
1 John 4
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Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.Read from NKJV · Righteousness Exalts a Nation
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Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.Read from KJV · Confessions of a Pharisee
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This is how God's love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.Read from NASB1995 · Loving Others as God Loves
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By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.Read from ESV · Loving Others as God Loves
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If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.Read from ESV · Loving Others as God Loves
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And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.Read from NKJV · Being Perfected in Love
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There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.Read from NASB1995 · Loving Others as God Loves