Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
And (kai). Mutual fellowship depends on mutual knowledge (Westcott).
Message (aggelia). Old word (from aggelov, messenger), in N.T. only here and 1 John 3:11, and note ap autou (from God like apaggellw in verse 1 John 1:3) and anaggellomen, to announce, to disclose, here as in John 4:25.
God is light (o qeov fwv estin). Precisely so the Logov is light (John 1:4-9) and what Jesus claimed to be (John 8:12). John repeats it in negative form as he often does (John 1:3).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
John 1:3
John 3:19
John 4:24
1 John 1:3
1 John 1:6
1 John 1:7
1 John 2:8
1 John 2:9
1 John 2:25
1 John 2:27
1 John 3:11
1 John 3:22
1 John 4:8
1 John 5:4
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