1 John 1:9

Catholic Public Domain Version

If we confess our sins, then he is faithful and just, so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:30

So may you heed the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel, whatever they will pray for in this place, and so may you heed them in your dwelling place in heaven. And when you heed, you will be gracious.

1 Kings 8:47

and if they do penance in their heart, in the place of captivity, and having been converted, make supplication to you in their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned; we acted unjustly; we committed impiety,'

Nehemiah 1:6

may your ears be attentive, and may your eyes be open, so that you may hear the prayer of your servant, which I am praying before you today, night and day, for the sons of Israel, your servants. And I am confessing the sins of the sons of Israel, which they have sinned against you. We have sinned, I and my father's house.

Psalm 32:5

He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

Exodus 34:7

who preserves mercy a thousand fold, who takes away iniquity, and wickedness, and also sin; and with you no one, in and of himself, is innocent. You render the iniquity of the fathers to the sons, and also to their descendents to the third and fourth generation."

Proverbs 28:13

Whoever hides his crimes will not be guided. But whoever will have confessed and abandoned them shall overtake mercy.

Isaiah 45:21

Announce it, and approach, and consult together. Who has caused this to be heard from the beginning, and who has foretold it from that time? Is it not I, the Lord? And is there some other god beside me? I am a just God who saves, and there is no one except me.

Jeremiah 3:13

So then, truly acknowledge your iniquity, that you have betrayed the Lord your God, and that you have spread your ways to strangers, under every leafy tree, and that you have not listened to my voice, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 33:8

And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, by which they have sinned against me. And I will forgive all their iniquities, by which they have offended against me and have despised me.

Lamentations 3:23

HETH. I know it at first light; great is your faithfulness.

Ezekiel 36:25

And I will pour clean water over you, and you shall be cleansed from all your filth, and I will cleanse you from all your idols.

Ezekiel 37:23

And they will no longer be defiled by their idols, and by their abominations, and by all their iniquities. And I will save them, out of all the settlements in which they have sinned, and I will cleanse them. And they will be my people, and I will be their God.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice well, daughter of Zion, shout for joy, daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, your King will come to you: the Just One, the Savior. He is poor and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt, the son of a donkey.

Matthew 3:6

And they were baptized by him in the Jordan, acknowledging their sins.

Mark 1:5

And there went out to him all the region of Judea and all those of Jerusalem, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

Luke 22:57

But he denied him by saying, "Woman, I do not know him."

John 17:25

Father most just, the world has not known you. But I have known you. And these have known that you sent me.

Acts 19:18

And many believers were arriving, confessing, and announcing their deeds.

Romans 3:26

and by the forbearance of God, to reveal his justice in this time, so that he himself might be both the Just One and the Justifier of anyone who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:9

God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 6:11

And some of you were like this. But you have been absolved, but you have been sanctified, but you have been justified: all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

Ephesians 5:26

so that he might sanctify her, washing her clean by water and the Word of life,

Deuteronomy 7:9

And you shall know that the Lord your God himself is a strong and faithful God, preserving his covenant and his mercy for those who love him and those who keep his precepts for a thousand generations,

1 Timothy 1:15

It is a faithful saying, and worthy of acceptance by everyone, that Christ Jesus came into this world to bring salvation to sinners, among whom I am first.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.

Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope, without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.

Hebrews 11:11

By faith also, Sarah herself, being barren, received the ability to conceive offspring, even though she was past that age in life. For she believed him to be faithful, who had promised.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust, such that he would forget your work and the love that you have shown in his name. For you have ministered, and you continue to minister, to the saints.

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, just as he also is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

Revelation 15:3

and singing the canticle of Moses, the servant of God, and the canticle of the Lamb, saying: "Great and wondrous are your works, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of all ages.