1 John 1:10
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Revised King James 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 Christ dwell in you richly; with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
1 John 2:4He who says, I know him, and does not keep 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 greater is he who is in you, than he who is in the world.
2 John 1:2For the sake of the truth, which dwells 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 →