Verse 8

1 John 1:8

New Living Translation

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

Original Language Text

greek

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

English Translation

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

AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini

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Chapter 1 Context

1 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him w... Focus ↗

2 This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclai... Focus ↗

3 We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship wi... Focus ↗

4 We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy. Focus ↗

5 This is the message we heard from Yashua (Jesus) and now declare to you: God (Elohim) is light, and... Focus ↗

6 So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God (Elohim) but go on living in spiritual darknes... Focus ↗

7 But if we are living in the light, as God (Elohim) is in the light, then we have fellowship with eac... Focus ↗

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

9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us... Focus ↗

10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God (Elohim) a liar and showing that his word has no... Focus ↗

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