1 John 1:5-7 And this is the message we heard from Him, and now want to announce to you: God is light i.e. righteousness and in His very nature there is no trace of darkness i.e., evil.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ And this is the message we heard from Him, and [now want to] announce to you: God is light [i.e. righteousness] and in His [very nature] there is no trace of darkness [i.e., evil]. ⁶ If we claim to share a relationship with God and yet live in darkness [i.e., in a sinful way], we are lying and are not living a truthful life. ⁷ But, if we live in the light [of righteousness] just like God [constantly] lives in the light [of righteousness], we can truly share a relationship with one another and [can know that] the blood of Jesus, God’s Son, continues to cleanse [our spirits] from all of our sins.