1 John 1:8

In 9 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

if we may say, “We have no sin,” we lead ourselves astray, and the truth is not in us;

YLT

if we may say — 'we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

If we say that we haue no sinne, we deceiue our selues, and trueth is not in vs.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔχομεν, ἑαυτοὺς πλανῶμεν καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.

RP2018

Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔχομεν, ἑαυτοὺς πλανῶμεν, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.

TR-Boyd

Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔχομεν, ἑαυτοὺς πλανῶμεν, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.

SCR1894

εαν ειπωμεν οτι αμαρτιαν ουκ εχομεν εαυτους πλανωμεν και η αληθεια ουκ εστιν εν ημιν

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Romans 3:23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
• Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
• James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
• Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
• 1 John 2:4If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
• 1 John 1:10If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
• Job 15:14What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
• Proverbs 20:9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
• Isaiah 64:6Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
• Psalms 143:2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
• Galatians 6:3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
• James 1:26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
• 1 Kings 8:46When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,
• Job 25:4How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
• Job 14:4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
• 1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.

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