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1 John 1:9 KJV
1 John · chapter 1 · verse 9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.1 John 1:9 · King James Version
What 1 John 1:9 means
To confess is to say the same thing about it that God says, without softening it. The promise rests on his character rather than on how sorry you managed to feel: he is faithful and just to forgive. And cleansed from all unrighteousness covers the parts you didn't know to name.
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1 John 1:9 in context
7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
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.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 32:5
- Proverbs 28:13
- Jeremiah 33:8
- Psalms 51:2-5
- 1 John 1:7
- Ezekiel 36:25
- Hebrews 10:23
- 1 Timothy 1:15
Key words (Strong's)
- unrighteousnessadikiainjustice, of a judge, unrighteousness of heart and life, a deed violating law and…G93 →
- faithfulpistostrusty, faithful, of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business…G4103 →
- confesshomologeōto say the same thing as anotherG3670 →
- forgiveaphiēmito send away, to bid going away or depart, of a husband divorcing his wife, to send…G863 →
- cleansekatharizōto make clean, cleanse, from physical stains and dirt, utensils, food, a leper, to…G2511 →
- sinshamartiaequivalent to 264, to be without a share in, to miss the mark, to err, be mistaken, to…G266 →
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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