Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on 1 John 1:5 in English Standard Version "This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all." Joh 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” Jas 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 due to change. 1Jo 3:11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 1Jo 4:8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.