If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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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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23 for (A)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

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23 for all have sinned(A) and fall short of the glory of God,

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For (A)we all stumble in many things. (B)If anyone does not stumble in word, (C)he is a [a]perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.

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  1. James 3:2 mature

We all stumble(A) in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say(B) is perfect,(C) able to keep their whole body in check.(D)

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20 (A)For there is not a just man on earth who does good
And does not sin.

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20 Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,(A)
    no one who does what is right and never sins.(B)

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All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord [a]has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

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  1. Isaiah 53:6 Lit. has caused to land on Him

We all, like sheep, have gone astray,(A)
    each of us has turned to our own way;(B)
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity(C) of us all.

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He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a (A)liar, and the truth is not in him.

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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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14 “What(A) is man, that he could be pure?
And he who is born of a woman, that he could be righteous?

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14 “What are mortals, that they could be pure,
    or those born of woman,(A) that they could be righteous?(B)

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(A)Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,
I am pure from my sin”?

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Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;(A)
    I am clean and without sin”?(B)

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Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
(A)For in Your sight no one living is righteous.

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Do not bring your servant into judgment,
    for no one living is righteous(A) before you.

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10 If we say that we have not sinned, we (A)make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

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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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But we are all like an unclean thing,
And all (A)our righteousnesses are like [a]filthy rags;
We all (B)fade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind,
Have taken us away.

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  1. Isaiah 64:6 Lit. a filthy garment

All of us have become like one who is unclean,(A)
    and all our righteous(B) acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,(C)
    and like the wind our sins sweep us away.(D)

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For (A)if anyone thinks himself to be something, when (B)he is nothing, he deceives himself.

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If anyone thinks they are something(A) when they are not, they deceive themselves.(B)

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(A)How then can man be righteous before God?
Or how can he be (B)pure who is born of a woman?

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How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
    How can one born of woman be pure?(A)

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