1 John 1:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) If we claim to have no sinful practices [in our lives], we are self-deceived and are not being truthful about the matter. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude and lead ourselves astray, and the Truth [which the Gospel presents] is not in us [does not dwell in our hearts]. American Standard Version (1901) If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Common English Bible If we claim, “We don’t have any sin,” we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. Catholic Public Domain Version If we claim that we have no sin, then we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. |
You belong to your father the devil, and you are [always] wanting to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the [very] beginning [Note: This is probably a reference to Satan’s influence on Adam, Eve and Cain in the Garden of Eden] and does not stand for the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he only speaks what is part of his nature, because he is a liar and the father of [all] liars.
as it is written [Psa. 14:1ff; 53:1ff], “No one [always] does what is right; not even one person.
for everyone has sinned and falls short of God’s glory [i.e., His approval, or His perfect character].
No one should fool himself. If any person among you thinks he is smart, by human standards, he should become a “fool,” so that he can become [really] wise.
For any person who thinks he is someone [important], when he is really nothing, is self-deceived.
[and] continual wrangling between people with corrupt minds, who are deprived of the truth. They think that [professing] godliness is a way to obtain [financial] gain.
But evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse [in their behavior], deceiving people and being deceived by them.
But you should not deceive yourselves by just listening [to God’s word] instead of doing what the word teaches.
If anyone considers himself to be religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, this person is self-deceived and his religion is worthless.
For we all make mistakes in many areas [of life]. If anyone does not make a mistake in what he says, he is a perfect person, capable of keeping a tight rein on his whole life also.
They suffer wrong themselves for doing wrong to other people. They consider it [especially] pleasurable to carry on their drunken reveling, [even] during the daytime. They become blots and blemishes [i.e., like spoiled food] in your fellowship meal, as they revel in their deceitful behavior.
If we claim that we have not committed sins, we are [in effect] calling God a liar [i.e., because He says we have] and His word [i.e., the real truth about the matter] is not in our hearts.
If we claim to share a relationship with God and yet live in darkness [i.e., in a sinful way], we are lying and are not living a truthful life.
The person who says, “I have come to know Him,” but does not obey what He commands, is lying [by such a profession], and the truth [about the matter] is not in his heart.
If a person says, “I love God,” yet [in reality] hates his brother, he is a liar. For the person who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot [possibly] love God, whom he has never seen.
[We all love you] because of the truth which continues to live in our hearts and will be with us forever.
For I was very happy when some of the brothers came and told me that you are being [faithful] in the truth [i.e., the word of God], and that you are living according to it, [as well].