1 John 1:6

If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
1 John 1:6
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Original language (Greek)

ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ σκότει περιπατῶμεν, ψευδόμεθα καὶ οὐ ποιοῦμεν τὴν ἀλήθειαν·

  1. ἐὰνean“If”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  2. εἴπωμενeipōmen“we shall say”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  3. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  4. κοινωνίανkoinōnian“fellowship”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κοινωνία · “participation” · Strong's G2842
  5. ἔχομενechomen“we have”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  6. μετ᾽met᾽“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  7. αὐτοῦautou“Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. καὶkai“and yet”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  10. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. σκότειskotei“darkness”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from σκότος · “darkness” · Strong's G4655
  12. περιπατῶμεν,peripatōmen“may walk,”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043
  13. ψευδόμεθαpseudometha“we lie”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person plural · from ψεύδομαι · “to lie” · Strong's G5574
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  16. ποιοῦμενpoioumen“we do practice”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  17. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. ἀλήθειαν·alētheian“truth;”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀλήθεια · “truth” · Strong's G0225
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)