1 John 1:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

If we say we have not sinned, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth isn't in our hearts.

Cross References

Romans 3:23

All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory.

James 3:2

All of us do many wrong things. But if you can control your tongue, you are mature and able to control your whole body.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

No one in this world always does right.

Isaiah 53:6

All of us were like sheep that had wandered off. We had each gone our own way, but the Lord gave him the punishment we deserved.

1 John 2:4

But if we claim to know him and don't obey him, we are lying and the truth isn't in our hearts.

1 John 1:10

If we say we have not sinned, we make God a liar, and his message isn't in our hearts.

Proverbs 20:9

Can any of us really say, “My thoughts are pure, and my sins are gone”?

Job 15:14

No human is pure and innocent,

Galatians 6:3

If you think you are better than others, when you really aren't, you are wrong.

Isaiah 64:6

We are unfit to worship you; each of our good deeds is merely a filthy rag. We dry up like leaves; our sins are storm winds sweeping us away.

Psalm 143:2

I am your servant. Don't try me in your court, because no one is innocent by your standards.

James 1:26

If you think you are being religious, but can't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is useless.

1 Timothy 6:5

and nasty quarrels. They have wicked minds and have missed out on the truth. These people think religion is supposed to make you rich.

Job 25:4

How can anyone be innocent in the sight of God?

1 Kings 8:46

Everyone sins. But when your people sin against you, suppose you get angry enough to let their enemies drag them away to foreign countries.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Don't fool yourselves! If any of you think you are wise in the things of this world, you will have to become foolish before you can be truly wise.

Job 14:4

There's no way a human can be completely pure.

2 Chronicles 6:36

Everyone sins. But when your people sin against you, suppose you get angry enough to let their enemies drag them away to foreign countries.

2 John 1:2

We love you because the truth is now in our hearts, and it will be there forever.

1 John 1:6

If we say we share in life with God and keep on living in the dark, we are lying and are not living by the truth.

James 1:22

Obey God's message! Don't fool yourselves by just listening to it.

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil people who pretend to be what they are not will become worse than ever, as they fool others and are fooled themselves.

Job 9:2

What you say is true. No human is innocent in the sight of God.

3 John 1:3

It makes me very happy when the Lord's followers come by and speak openly of how you obey the truth.

2 Peter 2:13

They have done evil, and they will be rewarded with evil. They think it is fun to have wild parties during the day. They are immoral, and the meals they eat with you are spoiled by the shameful and selfish way they carry on.

Jeremiah 2:35

you claim to be innocent, and you want me to stop being angry with you. So I'll take you to court, and we'll see who is right.

John 8:44

Your father is the devil, and you do exactly what he wants. He has always been a murderer and a liar. There is nothing truthful about him. He speaks on his own, and everything he says is a lie. Not only is he a liar himself, but he is also the father of all lies.

Romans 3:10

The Scriptures tell us, “No one is acceptable to God!

1 John 4:20

But if we say we love God and don't love each other, we are liars. We cannot see God. So how can we love God, if we don't love the people we can see?

Leviticus 13:12

But if the disease has run its course and only the scars remain, he will say, “You are clean.”

2 Kings 20:15

“What did you show them?” Isaiah asked. Hezekiah answered, “I showed them everything in my kingdom.”