American Standard Version
1 John 1:10
10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 John 1:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
- New International Version (NIV)If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
Context of 1 John 1:10
8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι οὐχ ἡμαρτήκαμεν, ψεύστην ποιοῦμεν αὐτὸν καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 John 1:10
- 1 John 1:8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- Psalms 130:3If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
- 1 John 5:10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning his Son.
- Job 24:25And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?
- 1 John 2:4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
- 1 John 4:4Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.
- Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.
- 2 John 1:2for the truth’s sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:
Commentaries on 1 John 1:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10If we say that we have not sinned - In times that are past. Some perhaps might be disposed to say this; and as the apostle is careful to guard every point, he here states that if a man should take the ground that his past life had been wholly upright, it would prove that he had no true religion. The statement here respecting the past seems to prove that when, in 1 John 1:8, he refers to the present - “if we say we have no sin” - he meant to say that if a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 A message from the Lord Jesus, the Word of life, the eternal Word, we should all gladly receive. The great God should be represented to this dark world, as pure and perfect light. As this is the nature of God, his doctrines and precepts must be such. And as his perfect happiness cannot be separated from his perfect holiness, so our happiness will be in proportion to our being made holy. To walk in darkness, is to live and act against religion…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar: God's word highlights how sin affects everything deeply (see study note on 1:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Parallel to 1Jo 1:8. we have not sinned--referring to the commission of actual sins, even after regeneration and conversion; whereas in 1Jo 1:8, "we have no sin," refers to the present GUILT remaining (until cleansed) from the actual sins committed, and to the SIN of our corrupt old nature still adhering to us. The perfect "have ... sinned" brings down the commission of sins to the present time, not merely sins committed before, but since, conversion…Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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