1 John 1:8

God's Word

If we say, “We aren’t sinful” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Cross References

Romans 3:23

Because all people have sinned, they have fallen short of God’s glory.

James 3:2

All of us make a lot of mistakes. If someone doesn’t make any mistakes when he speaks, he would be perfect. He would be able to control everything he does.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

Certainly, there is no one so righteous on earth that he always does what is good and never sins.

Isaiah 53:6

We have all strayed like sheep. Each one of us has turned to go his own way, and the Lord has laid all our sins on him.

1 John 2:4

The person who says, “I know him,” but doesn’t obey his commandments is a liar. The truth isn’t in that person.

1 John 1:10

If we say, “We have never sinned,” we turn God into a liar and his Word is not in us.

Proverbs 20:9

Who can say, “I’ve made my heart pure. I’m cleansed from my sin”?

Job 15:14

Why should a mortal be considered faultless or someone born of a woman be considered righteous?

Galatians 6:3

So if any one of you thinks you’re important when you’re really not, you’re only fooling yourself.

Isaiah 64:6

We’ve all become unclean, and all our righteous acts are like permanently stained rags. All of us shrivel like leaves, and our sins carry us away like the wind.

Psalm 143:2

Do not take me to court for judgment, because there is no one alive who is righteous in your presence.

James 1:26

If a person thinks that he is religious but can’t control his tongue, he is fooling himself. That person’s religion is worthless.

1 Timothy 6:5

and conflict between people whose corrupt minds have been robbed of the truth. They think that a godly life is a way to make a profit.

Job 25:4

How can a person be righteous to God? How can anyone born of a woman be pure?

1 Kings 8:46

“They may sin against you. (No one is sinless.) You may become angry with them and hand them over to an enemy who takes them to ⌞another⌟ country as captives, ⌞whether it is⌟ far or near.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Don’t deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise in the ways of this world, you should give up that wisdom in order to become really wise.

Job 14:4

“If only an unclean person could become clean! It’s not possible.

2 Chronicles 6:36

“They may sin against you. (No one is sinless.) You may become angry with them and hand them over to an enemy who takes them to ⌞another⌟ country as captives, ⌞whether it is⌟ far or near.

2 John 1:2

We love you because of the truth which lives in us and will be with us forever.

1 John 1:6

If we say, “We have a relationship with God” and yet live in the dark, we’re lying. We aren’t being truthful.

James 1:22

Do what God’s word says. Don’t merely listen to it, or you will fool yourselves.

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil people and phony preachers will go from bad to worse as they mislead people and are themselves misled.

Job 9:2

“Yes, I know that this is true. But how can a mortal be declared righteous to God?

3 John 1:3

I was very happy when some believers came and told us that you are living according to the truth.

2 Peter 2:13

and lose what their wrongdoing earned them. These false teachers are stains and blemishes. They take pleasure in holding wild parties in broad daylight. They especially enjoy deceiving you while they eat with you.

Jeremiah 2:35

In spite of all this you say, ‘I’m innocent. God will turn his anger from me, because I haven’t sinned.’

John 8:44

You come from your father, the devil, and you desire to do what your father wants you to do. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He has never been truthful. He doesn’t know what the truth is. Whenever he tells a lie, he’s doing what comes naturally to him. He’s a liar and the father of lies.

Romans 3:10

as Scripture says, “Not one person has God’s approval.

1 John 4:20

Whoever says, “I love God,” but hates another believer is a liar. People who don’t love other believers, whom they have seen, can’t love God, whom they have not seen.

Leviticus 13:12

If skin disease develops and covers the whole person from head to foot (so far as the priest can see),

2 Kings 20:15

Isaiah asked, “What did they see in your palace?” Hezekiah answered, “They saw everything in my palace, and I showed them everything in my treasury.”