What is a mere human, that he should be pure, or one born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
1 John 1:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If we say, ‘We have not sinned,’ we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If we say (claim) we have not sinned, we contradict His Word and make Him out to be false and a liar, and His Word is not in us [the divine message of the Gospel is not in our hearts]. American Standard Version (1901) If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Common English Bible If we claim, “We have never sinned,” we make him a liar and his word is not in us. Catholic Public Domain Version If we claim that we have not sinned, then we make him a liar, and his Word is not in us. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. |
What is a mere human, that he should be pure, or one born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar and show that my speech is worthless?
you claim, ‘I am innocent. His anger is sure to turn away from me.’ But I will certainly judge you because you have said, ‘I have not sinned.’
The one who has accepted his testimony has affirmed that God is true.
Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
If we say, ‘We have no sin,’ we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
I have written to you, children, because you have come to know the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have come to know the one who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, God’s word remains in you, and you have conquered the evil one.
The one who says, ‘I have come to know him,’ and yet doesn’t keep his commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
The one who believes in the Son of God has this testimony within himself. The one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony God has given about his Son.
because of the truth that remains in us and will be with us for ever.