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1 John 1:10 KJV
1 John · chapter 1 · verse 10
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.1 John 1:10 · King James Version
1 John 1:10 in context
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 just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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Key words (Strong's)
- sinnedhamartanōto be without a share in, to miss the mark, to err, be mistaken, to miss or wander from…G264 →
- makepoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
- liarpseustēsa liar, one who breaks faith, a false and faithless manG5583 →
- wordlogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
- sayeiponto speak, sayG2036 →
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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 consequences of denying it, and that in two particulars: - 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-10