1 John 1:6-7

6If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7But 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.
1 John 1:6-7
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Verse 6

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

Verse 7

Original language (Greek)

ἐὰν ἐν τῷ φωτὶ περιπατῶμεν ὡς αὐτός ἐστιν ἐν τῷ φωτί, κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετ᾽ ἀλλήλων καὶ τὸ αἷμα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ καθαρίζει ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας.

  1. ἐὰνean“If”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  2. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  3. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. φωτὶphōti“light”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from φῶς · “light” · Strong's G5457
  5. περιπατῶμενperipatōmen“we shall walk”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043
  6. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  7. αὐτόςautos“He himself”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  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. φωτί,phōti“light,”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from φῶς · “light” · Strong's G5457
  12. κοινωνίανkoinōnian“fellowship”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κοινωνία · “participation” · Strong's G2842
  13. ἔχομενechomen“we have”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  14. μετ᾽met᾽“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  15. ἀλλήλωνallēlōn“one another”
    Reciprocal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · “one another” · Strong's G0240
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. αἷμαhaima“blood”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “blood” · Strong's G0129G
  19. ἸησοῦIēsou“of Jesus”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  20. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. υἱοῦhuiou“Son”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  22. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  23. καθαρίζειkatharizei“cleanses”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καθαρίζω · “to clean” · Strong's G2511
  24. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  25. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  26. πάσηςpasēs“all”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  27. ἁμαρτίας.hamartias“sin.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)