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But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous,[a] forgiving[b] us our sins and cleansing[c] us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word is not in us.

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  1. 1 John 1:9 tn Or “just.”
  2. 1 John 1:9 tn The ἵνα (hina) followed by the subjunctive is here equivalent to the infinitive of result, an “ecbatic” or consecutive use of ἵνα according to BDAG 477 s.v. 3 where 1 John 1:9 is listed as a specific example. The translation with participles (“forgiving,…cleansing”) conveys this idea of result.
  3. 1 John 1:9 tn Or “purifying.”

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins(A) and purify us from all unrighteousness.(B) 10 If we claim we have not sinned,(C) we make him out to be a liar(D) and his word is not in us.(E)

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