1 John 1:10 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁰If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

1 John 1:10 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 5:10
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
1 John 2:4
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Psalms 130:3
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
2 John 1:2
For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

Topics

Conceit Consistency Deceit Deception Depravity of Man Dishonesty Dissembling Falsehood

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 8-10)

Here, I. The apostle, having supposed that even those of this heavenly communion have yet their sin, proceeds here to justify that supposition, and this he does by showing the dreadful consequences of denying it, and that in two particulars:—1. If we say, We have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us, 1 John 1:8. We must beware of deceiving ourselves in denying or excusing our s…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 10)

10. Parallel to 1Jo 1:8. we have not sinned--referring to the commission of actual sins, even after regeneration and conversion; whereas in 1Jo 1:8, “we have no sin,” refers to the present GUILT remaining (until cleansed) from the actual sins committed, and to the SIN of our corrupt old nature still adhering to us. The perfect “have ... sinned” brings down the commission of sins to the present tim…