“A man can’t really be pure.\par A person {\cf2\super [25]} can’t be more right than God!\par
1 John 1:10 - Easy To Read Version If we say that we have not sinned, then we are saying that God is a liar—we don’t accept God’s true teaching. 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. |
“A man can’t really be pure.\par A person {\cf2\super [25]} can’t be more right than God!\par
“I swear (promise) these things are true!\par Who can prove that I lied?\par Who can show that I am wrong?”\par
Lord, if you really punished people\par for all of their sins,\par no person would be left alive.\par
But still, you say,\par ‘I am innocent.\par God is not angry with me.’\par So I will also judge you guilty \{of lying\}.\par Why? Because you say,\par ‘I have done nothing wrong.’\par
The person that accepts what he (Jesus) says has given proof that God speaks the truth.
Let the teaching of Christ live inside you richly. Use all wisdom to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
If we say that we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
I write to you, children,\par because you know the Father.\par I write to you, fathers,\par because you know the One who existed (lived) from the beginning.\par I write to you, young people,\par because you are strong;\par the word of God lives in you,\par and you have defeated the Evil One.\par
A person says, “I know God!” But if that person does not obey God’s commands, then that person is a liar. The truth is not in him.
My dear children, you belong to God. So you have defeated them (the false teachers). Why? Because the One (God) who is in you is greater than the one (the devil) who is in \{the people of\} the world.
When I come, I will talk about what Diotrephes is doing. He lies and says evil things about us. But that is not all he does! He refuses to help those brothers \{who are working to serve Christ\}. Diotrephes also stops those people who want to help the brothers. He makes those people leave the church (group of believers).