1 John 1:10
If we may say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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 God dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another, in all wisdom, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with grace making melody in your hearts to God;
1 John 2:4The one saying, I have known him, and keeping not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
1 John 4:4You are of God, little children, and you have conquered them; because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
2 John 1:2on account of the truth which abides in us, and shall 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 →