1 John 1:5

Easy To Read Version

We heard the true teaching from God. Now we tell it to you: God is light {\cf2\super [2]} (goodness). In God there is no darkness (sin).

Cross References

Psalm 139:12

But even darkness is not dark to you, Lord,\par The night is as bright as day to you.\par

Psalm 27:1

Lord, you are my Light and my Savior.\par I should not be afraid of anyone!\par The Lord is the place of safety for my life.\par So I will not be afraid of any person.\par

Psalm 36:9

Lord, the fountain of life flows from you!\par Your light lets us see light.\par

Psalm 84:11

The Lord is our protector and glorious king. {\cf2\super [491]} \par God blesses us with kindness and glory.\par The Lord gives every good thing\par to people who follow and obey him.\par

Isaiah 2:5

Family of Jacob, you should follow the Lord.

Isaiah 60:19

“The sun will no longer be your light\par during the day.\par The light from the moon will no longer\par be your light \{at night\}.\par Because the Lord will be your light forever.\par Your God will be your glory.\par

Daniel 2:22

He knows hidden secrets\par that are hard to understand.\par Light lives with him,\par so he knows what is in the dark\par and secret places!\par

John 1:19

The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites {\cf2\super [8]} to John. {\cf2\super [9]} The Jews sent them to ask, “Who are you?”

John 1:4

In him there was life. That life was light (understanding, goodness) for the people of the world.

John 1:9

The true Light was coming into the world. This is the true Light that gives light to all people.

John 8:12

Later, Jesus talked to the people again. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. The person that follows me will never live in darkness. That person will have the light that gives life.”

John 9:5

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

1 Corinthians 11:23

The teaching that I gave you is the same teaching that I received from the Lord: On the night when Jesus was given to be killed, he took bread

1 Timothy 6:16

God is the only One who never dies. God lives in light so bright that men cannot go near it. No person has ever seen God. No person is able to see God. Honor to God and power forever. Amen.

James 1:17

Everything good comes from God. And every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky (sun, moon, stars). But God never changes \{like those lights\}. He is always the same.

1 John 3:11

This is the teaching you have heard from the beginning: We must love each other.

Revelation 22:5

There will never be night again. People will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun. The Lord God will give them light. And they will rule like kings forever and ever.