1 John 1:10
If we say—We have not sinned! false, are we making, him, and, his word, is not in us.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 24:25But, if not, who then can convict me of falsehood? or make of no account my words?
Colossians 3:16Let, the word of the Christ, dwell within you richly,—in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with gratitude, raising song with your hearts unto God:
1 John 2:4He that saith—I understand him! And, his commandments, is not keeping, is false, and, in him, the truth is not!
1 John 4:4Ye, are, of God, dear children, and have overcome them; because, greater, is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
2 John 1:2For the sake of the truth that abideth in us, and, with us, shall be unto times age-abiding,
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 →