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1:5 from him Refers to Jesus.
Barry, J. D., Mangum, D., Brown, D. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Ritzema, E., … Bomar, D. (2012, 2016). Faithlife Study Bible (1 Jn 1:5). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
1:5 John had divine guidance in the message he related. As an apostle he actually lived alongside the Son of God. Darkness had crept in among the readers whom John addressed. To dispel it John testified to him who is light. God sent the light of the world, Jesus (Jn 8:12).
Yarbrough, R. W. (2017). 1 John. In E. A. Blum & T. Wax (Eds.), CSB Study Bible: Notes (p. 1994). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
5. First division of the body of the Epistle (compare Introduction).
declare—Greek, “announce”; report in turn; a different Greek word from 1 Jn 1:3. As the Son announced the message heard from the Father as His apostle, so the Son’s apostles announce what they have heard from the Son. John nowhere uses the term “Gospel”; but the witness or testimony, the word, the truth, and here the message.
God is light—What light is in the natural world, that God, the source of even material light, is in the spiritual, the fountain of wisdom, purity, beauty, joy, and glory. As all material life and growth depends on light, so all spiritual life and growth depends on God. As God here, so Christ, in 1 Jn 2:8, is called “the true light.”
no darkness at all—strong negation; Greek, “No, not even one speck of darkness”; no ignorance, error, untruthfulness, sin, or death. John heard this from Christ, not only in express words, but in His acted words, namely, His is whole manifestation in the flesh as “the brightness of the Father’s glory.” Christ Himself was the embodiment of “the message,” representing fully in all His sayings, doings, and sufferings, Him who is light.
Jamieson, R., Fausset, A. R., & Brown, D. (1997). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (Vol. 2, p. 526). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
God is light A common metaphor in the ot and Jewish literature for God’s perfection (e.g., Psa 4:6; Isa 60:1–2). God’s light serves as a beacon for the righteous and leads others to Him (see Psa 27:1).
darkness Serves as a metaphor for sin, unrighteousness, and wickedness (see 1 John 2:8–11; compare 1 Cor 6:14–7:1).
darkness Serves as a metaphor for sin, unrighteousness, and wickedness (see 1 John 2:8–11; compare 1 Cor 6:14–7:1).
Barry, J. D., Mangum, D., Brown, D. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Ritzema, E., … Bomar, D. (2012, 2016). Faithlife Study Bible (1 Jn 1:5). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
1:5 John had divine guidance in the message he related. As an apostle he actually lived alongside the Son of God. Darkness had crept in among the readers whom John addressed. To dispel it John testified to him who is light. God sent the light of the world, Jesus (Jn 8:12).
Yarbrough, R. W. (2017). 1 John. In E. A. Blum & T. Wax (Eds.), CSB Study Bible: Notes (p. 1994). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
5. First division of the body of the Epistle (compare Introduction).
declare—Greek, “announce”; report in turn; a different Greek word from 1 Jn 1:3. As the Son announced the message heard from the Father as His apostle, so the Son’s apostles announce what they have heard from the Son. John nowhere uses the term “Gospel”; but the witness or testimony, the word, the truth, and here the message.
God is light—What light is in the natural world, that God, the source of even material light, is in the spiritual, the fountain of wisdom, purity, beauty, joy, and glory. As all material life and growth depends on light, so all spiritual life and growth depends on God. As God here, so Christ, in 1 Jn 2:8, is called “the true light.”
no darkness at all—strong negation; Greek, “No, not even one speck of darkness”; no ignorance, error, untruthfulness, sin, or death. John heard this from Christ, not only in express words, but in His acted words, namely, His is whole manifestation in the flesh as “the brightness of the Father’s glory.” Christ Himself was the embodiment of “the message,” representing fully in all His sayings, doings, and sufferings, Him who is light.
Jamieson, R., Fausset, A. R., & Brown, D. (1997). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (Vol. 2, p. 526). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
Passage Guide | 1 John 1:5 › Cross References
Passage Guide | 1 John 1:5 › Cross References
| The Lexham English Bible | |
| Psalm 27:1 | Yahweh is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the refuge of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? |
| Psalm 36:9 | For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. |
| John 1:4 | In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity. |
| John 1:9 | The true light, who gives light to every person, was coming into the world. |
| John 1:19 | And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they could ask him, “Who are you?” |
| John 4:24 | God is spirit, and the ones who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” |
| John 8:12 | Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” |
| John 9:5 | While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” |
| John 12:35 | So Jesus said to them, “Yet a little time the light is with you! Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness does not overtake you! And the one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. |
| John 12:46 | I have come as a light into the world, in order that everyone who believes in me will not remain in the darkness. |
| 1 Timothy 6:16 | the one who alone possesses immortality, who lives in unapproachable light, whom no human being has seen nor is able to see, to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen. |
| James 1:17 | Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of change. |
| 1 John 2:5 | But whoever keeps his word, truly in this person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him. |
| 1 John 3:11 | For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another, |
| 1 John 4:8 | The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. |
| Revelation 1:5 | and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood |
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