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10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.

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10 If we claim we have not sinned,(A) we make him out to be a liar(B) and his word is not in us.(C)

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If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.

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If we claim to be without sin,(A) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(B)

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10 All who believe in the Son of God know in their hearts that this testimony is true. Those who don’t believe this are actually calling God a liar because they don’t believe what God has testified about his Son.

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10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony.(A) Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar,(B) because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.

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because the truth lives in us and will be with us forever.

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because of the truth,(A) which lives in us(B) and will be with us forever:

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If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth.

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Whoever says, “I know him,”(A) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(B)

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Lord, if you kept a record of our sins,
    who, O Lord, could ever survive?

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If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
    Lord, who could stand?(A)

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25 Can anyone claim otherwise?
    Who can prove me wrong?”

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25 “If this is not so, who can prove me false
    and reduce my words to nothing?”(A)

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14 I have written to you who are God’s children
    because you know the Father.
I have written to you who are mature in the faith
    because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning.
I have written to you who are young in the faith
    because you are strong.
God’s word lives in your hearts,
    and you have won your battle with the evil one.

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14 I write to you, dear children,(A)
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.(B)
I write to you, young men,
    because you are strong,(C)
    and the word of God(D) lives in you,(E)
    and you have overcome the evil one.(F)

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16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.

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16 Let the message of Christ(A) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom(B) through psalms,(C) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.(D)

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But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

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You, dear children,(A) are from God and have overcome them,(B) because the one who is in you(C) is greater than the one who is in the world.(D)

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