1 John 1:10
if we may say, “We have not sinned,” we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
Literal Standard Version
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
Job 24:25And if not now, who proves me a liar, || And makes my word of nothing?”
Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the LORD;
1 John 2:4he who is saying, “I have known Him,” and is not keeping His commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
1 John 4:4You are of God, little children, and you have overcome them; because greater is He who [is] in you, than he who is in the world.
2 John 1:2because of the truth that is remaining in us, and will be with us throughout the age,
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 →