1 John 1:10
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
In Context
Cross References
Colossians 3:16Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, by teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with gratitude in your hearts to the Lord.
1 John 2:4He that says, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 4:4You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because he that is in you, is greater than he that is in the world.
2 John 1:2we all love you, on account of the truth that dwells in us, and which will be with us forever:
Matthew Henry on 1 John 1:9-10
Confession and Forgiveness. ( a. d. 80.) 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Here, I. The apostle, having supposed that even those of this heavenly communion have yet their sin, proceeds here to justify that supposition, and this he does by showing the dreadful… Read the whole commentary →