1 John 1:6
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If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth.

If.

1 John 1:8,10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. . . .

1 John 2:4 He who saith that he knoweth him and keepeth not his commandments is a liar: and the truth is not in him.

1 John 4:20 If any man say: I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God whom he seeth not?

Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name?

James 2:14,16,18 What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works? Shall faith be able to save him? . . .

Revelation 3:17,18 Because thou sayest: I am rich and made wealthy and have need of nothing: and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. . . .

fellowship.

1 John 1:3 That which we have seen and have heard, we declare unto you: that you also may have fellowship with us and our fellowship may be with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Psalm 5:4-6 In the morning I will stand before thee, and I will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity. . . .

Psalm 94:20 Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment?

2 Corinthians 6:14-16 Bear not the yoke with unbelievers. For what participation hath justice with injustice? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness? . . .

walk.

1 John 2:9-11 He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother is in darkness even until now. . . .

Psalm 82:5 They have not known nor understood: they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be moved.

Proverbs 2:13 Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in the most wicked things:

Proverbs 4:18,19 The way of the wicked is darksome: they know not where they fall. . . .

John 3:19,20 And this is the judgment: Because the light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil. . . .

John 11:10 But if he walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.

John 12:35,46 Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while, the light is among you. Walk whilst you have the light, and the darkness overtake you not. And he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither be goeth. . . .

we lie.

1 John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar: and his word is not in us.

1 John 4:20 If any man say: I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God whom he seeth not?

John 8:44,45 You are of your father the devil: and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning: and he stood not in the truth, because truth is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof. . . .

1 Timothy 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy and having their conscience seared,

do not.

John 3:21 But he that doth truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest: because they are done in God.

Context
Walking in the Light
5And this is the declaration which we have heard from him and declare unto you: That God is light and in him there is no darkness. 6If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth. 7But if we walk in the light, as he also is in the light, we have fellowship one with another: And the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.…
Cross References
John 3:21
But he that doth truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest: because they are done in God.

John 8:12
Again therefore, Jesus spoke to: them, saying: I am the light of the world. He that followeth me walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

John 8:55
And you have not known him: but I know him. And if I shall say that I know him not, I shall be like to you, a liar. But I do know him and do keep his word.

John 12:35
Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while, the light is among you. Walk whilst you have the light, and the darkness overtake you not. And he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither be goeth.

2 Corinthians 6:14
Bear not the yoke with unbelievers. For what participation hath justice with injustice? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness?

1 John 2:4
He who saith that he knoweth him and keepeth not his commandments is a liar: and the truth is not in him.

1 John 2:11
But he that hateth his brother is in darkness and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whither he goeth: because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

1 John 4:20
If any man say: I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God whom he seeth not?

Lexicon
If
Ἐὰν (Ean)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

we say
εἴπωμεν (eipōmen)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

we have
ἔχομεν (echomen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

fellowship
κοινωνίαν (koinōnian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2842: From koinonos; partnership, i.e. participation, or intercourse, or benefaction.

with
μετ’ (met’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

Him
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

yet
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

walk
περιπατῶμεν (peripatōmen)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

darkness,
σκότει (skotei)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4655: Darkness, either physical or moral. From the base of skia; shadiness, i.e. Obscurity.

we lie
ψευδόμεθα (pseudometha)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5574: To deceive, lie, speak falsely. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

{do} not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

practice
ποιοῦμεν (poioumen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

truth.
ἀλήθειαν (alētheian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 225: From alethes; truth.


Additional Translations
If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

If we should say that we have fellowship with Him, and yet should walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not practise the truth.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth.

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don't tell the truth.

if we may say -- 'we have fellowship with Him,' and in the darkness may walk -- we lie, and do not the truth;
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