1 John 1:10

KJV

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

— 1 John 1:10, King James Version
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1 John 1:10, King James Version.

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Study Note

The strongest of the three false claims in 1 John 1:6-10 — 'if we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us' — moves from behavior (1:8: 'no sin') to history ('we have not sinned'), accusing the claim of falsifying not just current reality but past record. To 'make God a liar' is a severe charge that places the person who denies sinfulness in opposition to the entire scriptural testimony to human moral failure. The internal logic of 1 John 1-2 is that genuine fellowship with God (1:3) requires honest self-assessment, honest confession (1:9), and the mediation of the Advocate (2:1-2), none of which is accessible to those who deny need. The verse functions as a warning against the spiritual danger of perfectionist claims that bypass the ongoing need for forgiveness and mediation.

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ASV

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

YLT

if we may say--`we have not sinned,' a liar we make Him, and His word is not in us.

BBE

If we say that we have no sin, we make him false and his word is not in us.

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