1 John

1 John 1:4–5

⁴We write these things so that our^a joy may be complete.

⁵And 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.

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1 John 1:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
write	γράφομεν	graphomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1125 I write
these things	ταῦτα	tauta	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
joy	χαρὰ	chara	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5479 joy, gladness
may be	ᾖ	ē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
complete	πεπληρωμένη	peplērōmenē	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4137 I fill, fulfill, complete

1 John 1:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
this	αὕτη	hautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
message	ἀγγελία	angelia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G31 a message
we have heard	ἀκηκόαμεν	akēkoamen	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen
from	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
Him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
announce	ἀναγγέλλομεν	anangellomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G312 I announce, make known, report
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
light	φῶς	phōs	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5457 light, a source of light
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
there is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
darkness	σκοτία	skotia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4653 darkness

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 John 1:4 John 15:11 · John 16:24 · 2 John 1:12 · 2 Corinthians 1:24 · Habakkuk 3:17–18 · Ephesians 3:19 · John 3:29 · Isaiah 61:10 · Philippians 1:25–26

1 John 1:5 John 8:12 · James 1:17 · Isaiah 60:19 · Psalm 27:1 · John 1:9 · John 1:4 · Revelation 22:5 · John 12:35–36 · Revelation 21:23 · John 9:5 · 1 Timothy 6:16 · Psalm 36:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.