1 John 1:5-10

New King James Version

Fellowship with Him and One Another

⁵^(A)This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that ^(B)God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. ⁶^(C)If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. ⁷But if we ^(D)walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^(E)the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

⁸If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹If we ^(F)confess our sins, He is ^(G)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to ^(H)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰If we say that we have not sinned, we ^(I)make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

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Psalm 51:1-4

New King James Version

A Prayer of Repentance

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David ^(A)when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

51 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
^(B)Blot out my transgressions.
²^(C)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.

³For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
⁴^(D)Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil ^(E)in Your sight—
^(F)That You may be found just ^[a]when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.