1 John 1:10
If we say we haue not sinned, we make hym a lyer, and his worde is not in vs.
Bible (Bishops')
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 worde of God dwell in you richly in all wisdome, teachyng and admonisshyng your owne selues, in psalmes, and hymmes, and spirituall songes, singyng with grace in your heartes to the Lorde.
1 John 2:4He that sayth I knowe hym, and kepeth not his commaundementes, is a lyer, and the veritie is not in hym:
1 John 4:4Litle chyldren, ye are of God, & haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the worlde.
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 →