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If we say, “We are without sin,” we deceive ourselves,[a] and the truth is not in us.(A) If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing.(B) 10 If we say, “We have not sinned,” we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.(C)

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  1. 1:8–10 Denial of the condition of sin is self-deception and even contradictory of divine revelation; there is also the continual possibility of sin’s recurrence. Forgiveness and deliverance from sin through Christ are assured through acknowledgment of them and repentance.

If we claim to be without sin,(A) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(B) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins(C) and purify us from all unrighteousness.(D) 10 If we claim we have not sinned,(E) we make him out to be a liar(F) and his word is not in us.(G)

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