1 John 1:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 If we say, “We are without sin,” we deceive ourselves,[a] and the truth is not in us.(A) 9 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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- 1:8–10 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.
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